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Graphite is sometimes used as a lubricant and diamond can be used on the tips of cutting tools. In terms of the crystal structure why might this be?
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The graphite is made up of layers and with a solvent absorbed in between these layers they can slip over each other, thus creating the lubricant effect. The diamond is amongst one of the hardest materials we know because the carbon is bound very well to each other. Thus it can cut other things and be a drill. Both are carbon, but the structure makes a difference.
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What bond is involved in graphite's crystal structure?
seeing how it has a CRYSTAL STRUCTURE I would say ionic bond.
Do both diamond and graphite have a crystal structure?
Yes. Diamond is isometric, graphite is hexagonal.
What makes diamond most suitable for cutting hard material while graphite best for making pencils?
Both diamond and graphite are alltropes of carbon. But the crystal structure of diamond makes it the hardest natural mineral, while the crystal structure of graphite makes it a natural for pencils.
How are diamonds and graphites different and the same?
Different is only the arrangement of atoms in diamond or graphite. Diamond and graphite are allotropic forms of carbon.
What crystal has six sides?
Graphite is an example of a hexagonal crystal. Beryl also forms a six sided crystal.Magnesium exhibits close packed hexagonal crystal structure.
Is graphite made of coal?
Both coal and graphite are made of carbon, but in different molecular structures. Diamond is also made of carbon but in a highly ordered crystal structure.
What 2 minerals are both formed in nature made by carbon and are a solid but not have the same crystal like structure?
graphite and diamond
How can diamond and graphite both be carbon?
This is because the carbon atoms are arranged differently in diamond and graphite. In a diamond, the carbon atoms are in a three dimensional crystal lattice structure. In graphite, the carbon atoms are arranged in a two dimensional sheet.
What is the crystal form of Graphite?
Graphite is in the hexagonal crystal system. Graphite is made up of thin layers of the element carbon and is one of the only two allotropes of the element. The other is diamond.
Which has the less density graphite or diamond?
Graphite is less dense than diamond, due to the differences in crystal structure.
What property makes graphite an unusual non metal?
Graphite is an excellent conductor of electricity and heat. Graphite can withstand extremely high temperatures and is not affected by majority of reagents and acids. This property gives graphite uses which are unique and peculiar.
Why are graphite and diamond considered different minerals?
Diamond and graphite are polymorphic - minerals with the same chemical formula but of different crystal structure. Both are made only of the element carbon. Because they form under different conditions of temperature and pressure, their crystal structure arranged differently. Hence, the vastly different physical properties.Diamonds and graphite are separate allotropes of carbon, different because of their atomic structures. Carbon formed as diamond is the hardest mineral on earth.
