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assertion graphite is slippery to touch reason: the various layers of carbon atoms in graphite are held together by weak​

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• assertion graphite is slippery to touch.

• reason: the various layers of carbon atoms in graphite are held together by weak​ van der waal`s force.

• in the structure of graphite, the crystals of graphite consist of various layers of carbon atoms that are attached to each other by a strong covalent bond.

• van der waal force is depend on molecular surface.  

• The strengths of Van der Waals forces typically range from 0.4 kJ.mol-1 to 4 kJ.mol-1
• it also distance depending  force.