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Question
Write the uses of diamond.
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Solution
The uses of diamonds are as follows:
- Diamonds are used in jewellery because of their bright shine and attractive appearance.
- Due to their hardness, diamonds are used in cutting glass, drilling rocks, and shaping metals.
- Diamond powder (diamond dust) is used for polishing other diamonds and hard surfaces.
- Diamonds are used in making special windows in satellites to protect instruments from radiation.
- Very fine diamond blades are used in delicate eye-surgery instruments.
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