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Why are rubies red and emeralds green? Their colors come from the same metal in their atomic structure
Even though emeralds and rubies are very different colors, they both have the same secret ingredient in their atomic ...
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This is the world’s rarest mineral. It was only found once
This extraordinary mineral was first discovered in 2010 ... It has a density eight times that of water due to its unusual atomic structure, making it much heavier than it appears, according ...
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Why does nature keep making perfect cubical pyrite crystals?
metallic appearance and typically forms as well-defined cubes that mirror its tightly packed atomic structure. Another notable cubic mineral is fluorite (CaFâ‚‚), which often appears in vibrant ...
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Why are rubies red, emeralds green?
One feature of compounds made with transition metals is their intense colour. There are many examples in nature, including ...
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Why are rubies red and emeralds green? Their colors come from the same metal in their atomic structure
When this highly ordered structure extends in all three dimensions, the mineral becomes a crystal. With a theory developed by physicists in the 1920s called crystal field theory, scientists can ...
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Why are rubies red and emeralds green? Their colors come from the same metal in their atomic structure
Both rubies and emeralds are minerals, which is a type of rock with a consistent chemical composition and a highly ordered structure at the atomic level. When this highly ordered structure extends ...
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Why are rubies red and emeralds green? Their colors come from the same metal in their atomic structure
Crystal field theory makes predictions about how a transition metal ion’s structure is affected by the other atoms surrounding it. Rubies are mainly made up of the mineral corundum, which is ...