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Concentrated nitric acid reacts with graphite but not with which form of carbon?
ADiamond crystals
BCarbon black soot
CGraphite flakes
DAmorphous carbon
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Diamond crystals
Diamond resists oxidation by the acid, so the acid can remove graphite from a diamond.
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