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 Why is graphite smooth and slippery in nature?

graphite is made up layers of carbon ,that can slide over each other ,making graphite smooth soft and slippery to touch . the layers are known as hexa gonal layers , because the layers are in theshape of hexagon.

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Carbon atoms in graphite are bound together with weak vander wall's force which can easily break. thus graphite is soft to touch................

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The layers of atoms in graphite are loosely attached to the adjacent layer.This makes graphite soft and slippery.

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 because of its physical structure. It has a hexagonal arrangement of atoms.

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sine it is held by weak forces it is slippery

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