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Graphite is a good lubricant because of its giant covalent structure that makes it very slippery because layer of carbon atoms can slide over each other. Graphite is an allotrope of carbon.
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Which element forms more compounds than all the other elements combined?
Carbon is the element that forms maximum number of compounds
Compare the ways in which the elements sodium and carbon form chemical bonds.?
Sodium forms ionic bonds. Carbon forms covalent bonds.
Which element forms the backbone of all organic molecules?
Carbon. Organic molecules are usually made up of carbon chains or rings, with hydrogen atoms bonded to most bond sites. The molecules are distinguished by the length of the chain, the number of double or triple carbon-carbon bonds, and the other elements or ligands that might be bonded to the carbon chain or ring.
What forms when carbon is buried deep in the ground?
When carbon is naturally formed deep in the groung, diamonds form
Carbon 14 forms nitrogen 14 by?
Beta decay
What is dry carbon lubricant?
the demine
Uses of carbon C?
Carbon is used as fuel,as a lubricant and making pencils and to make jewelery.
What is graphite' s chemical formula?
Graphite is just an allotrope of the element carbon, in that it is carbon in a different form. Graphite exists in a hexagonal planar structure which allows sheets of graphite to slide over each other easily which is what you see when you write; it is also used as a lubricant (though not in a vacuum) The allotropes of Carbon include diamond, graphite and fullerenes.
What do diamond's Graphite Fullerenes and nanotubes have in common?
All forms of carbon.
Which term best describes chemistry based on reduced forms of carbon?
Reduced chemistry
What are the Forms of carbon?
The three forms of Carbon are diamond, graphite, and fullerene (:
What are forms of carbon?
The three forms of Carbon are diamond, graphite, and fullerene (:
Whaich type of carbon is used both as a lubricant and as the 'lead' in pencils?
Graphite
What are three uses of carbon?
The most common uses for carbon would include printing, pencil manufacture, and as graphite lubricant.
What are some uses of carbon graphite?
carbon and graphite are one in the same, graphite is a form of carbon a use for graphite is the lead in your pencil (it's not actually lead, it's graphite) and it is also a good lubricant ;)
What are the three forms of carbon?
The three forms of Carbon are diamond, graphite, and fullerene (:
What is a form of carbon that makes a good lubricant?
Graphite (I think)
