Question

what are the properties of graphite?

Answer 1

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❄️The physical properties of graphite

➡️has a high melting point, similar to that of diamond.

➡️has a soft, slippery feel, and is used in pencils and as a dry lubricant for things like locks.

➡️has a lower density than diamond.

➡️is insoluble in water and organic solvents - for the same reason that diamond is insoluble.



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Answer 2

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hala mate,

• Graphite has a slippery feel due to weak dispersion forces that are present between the graphite layers. This allows the graphite layers (graphene sheets) to slide past each other quite easily, which gives it it's slippery feel.
• Graphite is quite a good conductor of electricity, due to the delocalised electrons that are free to move throughout the graphite layers under the influence of an applied electric field.
• Graphite is quite a brittle substance, as the carbon atoms are covalently bonded in only two-dimensions (not as strong as diamond, as it's carbon atoms are covalently bonded in all three-dimensions).

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