At 85 degrees F they only lose about 5 percent per year, but at 100 degrees they lose 25 percent per year. So if you live in a very hot climate or are storing your batteries in a very hot location, it may be worthwhile for you to store your alkaline batteries in a refrigerator instead.
What is a Diamond? A diamond is a crystal which is composed of the element, carbon. In nature, diamond crystals display a crystal habit, but often the crystal shape has been rounded or abraided during emplacement. Diamonds typically occur in a rock called Kimberlite and in related cousins (Lamproite).
Technically, a diamond is an allotrope, or a form, of the element carbon (a diamond is actually carbon in its most concentrated form). Within a diamond, the carbon atoms are arranged in a variation of the face-centered cubic crystal structure called a diamond lattice. This arrangement of carbon atoms essentially means that the diamond expands outward at the same rate in all directions during its initial growth. Because of its structure, which is extremely rigid, a diamond can be contaminated by very few impurities, such as the elements boron or nitrogen. Combined with its tendency to be transparent, this results in the colorless, clear appearance of most diamonds.