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Graphite is made up of carbon atoms therefore, it is an element. Graphite means writing stone, named by Abraham Gottlob Werner.
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Is graphite an element or compound or mixture?
Graphite is an element. It is a form of carbon.
What mixture is graphite?
No, graphite is a pure substance. It is a form of the pure element carbon.
Is graphite a solution?
No, graphite is a form of pure carbon, an element.
Is graphite a mixture or metallic element?
It is a pure substance of Carbon. As well as Diamond. Although arranged and bonded in different ways.
Which element is found in the pure state in graphite and diamond?
Carbon.
Is grahite a mixture?
No. Graphite is a pure element, it is an allotrope of Carbon.The allotropes of the element Carbon are :- diamond, graphite, graphene, amorphous carbon and buckminsterfullerenes.
What kinds of metals are found in grafite?
Graphite is composed of pure carbon, a non-metallic element. So there are no metals in graphite
What are the metals in graphite called?
There are no metals in graphite. Graphite is a pure crystalline form (allotrope) of the non-metal element carbon. The confusion arises because graphite conducts electricity.
Is Graphite an Ionic Compound?
No, it is a pure form of the element carbon composed of sheets of covalently bonded atoms.
What are examples of water metal and pencil lead?
Water is a compound. A pure metal is an element. Graphite (a pencil lead) is the element carbon. These are all examples of a pure substance.
Is tungsten carbide and graphite the same element?
Technically no, since an element defines that it is a single atom. Tungsten Carbide is a chemical compound consisting of Tungsten and Carbon (W2C) and Graphite is a form of pure carbon
What element is used for graphite an a type of diamond?
Both are made up of pure carbon. These two are alotrophs
