Graphite is

Question

Graphite is (A) harder than diamond (B) a bad conductor of electricity (C) used as a lubricant (D) an amorphous allotropic form of carbon.

Tardigrade Admin · Accepted Answer

Graphite is used as a lubricant because the various layers in graphite are held together by weak van der Waals forces and these layers can slide over each other.

Q. Graphite is

harder than diamond

a bad conductor of electricity

used as a lubricant

an amorphous allotropic form of carbon.

Graphite is used as a lubricant because the various layers in graphite are held together by weak van der Waals forces and these layers can slide over each other.