Question

what is the reason for shining of a DIAMOND ?

Answer 1

Hi friend..... here's your answer......

Diamonds get their brilliance from three things: reflection, refraction and dispersion. Reflection is the light that hits the diamond and is immediately bounced back up, giving it an instantaneous shine. ... This is the refraction.Jan 11, 2012.....

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Answer 2

the sparkling isn't just the high refractive index the shape matters too.. Diamond are cut so that a light ray falling on the diamond is reflected multiple times inside diamond and therefore sends light out in all directions. actually, diamond don't shine they reflect