Why diamond is hard but graphite is soft.And slippery?
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Diamond has three dimensional network of strong covalent bonds. ... Therefore, graphite cleaves easily between the layers and, therefore, it is very soft and slippery.
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graphite has layer structure and the layers are held together by weak Vander Waals� forces. Therefore, graphite cleaves easily between the layers and, therefore, it is very soft and slippery.
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