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Graphite is a soft solid lubricant extremely difficult to melt. The reason for this anomalous behaviour is that graphite

Graphite is a soft solid lubricant extremely difficult to melt. The reason for this anomalous behaviour is that graphite

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Gaurav
askIITians Faculty 164 Points
9 years ago
Hello Student
Graphite has sheet structure; Different layers of graphite are arranged over each other. These layers are held together by weak attractive forces, so they are free to slide over one other. Thus it is soft.

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