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it will break apart with cleavage because the carbon atoms are not strongly held together and they are formed from thin sheet so they will break off in thin sheets

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Do yuo think graphite would most likely display cleavage or fracture?

it probably break apart with cleavage, because the carbon atoms in graphite from sheets that could split apart easily in layers.


Graphite is a mineral made up of carbon atoms that form thin sheetsbut the sheets are only weakly held together predict whether grap will break apart with fracture or cleavage?

Graphite will break apart with cleavage because the carbon atoms are arranged in layers that have weak bonds between them. This allows the layers to slide past each other easily, resulting in cleavage along flat planes.


What is the cleavage of graphite?

graphite breaks by cleavage because the bonds between its atoms are less strong in directions


How a mineral breaks apart when it does not split evenly?

The two way by which minerals break are called cleavage and fracture. Cleavage is when a mineral breaks along a plane whose atomic bonds are weaker than in the rest of the mineral. Fracture is when a mineral is forced to be broken in an unnatural direction.


Dose sapphire have a cleavage break or a fracture?

Sapphire has a mixture of both cleavage and fracture characteristics. It has poor cleavage in one direction and conchoidal fracture, which means it breaks with smooth, curved surfaces similar to glass.


What is the differences between fracture and cleavage?

Cleavage is the tendency of a mineral to break along flat surfaces and fracture is the tendency of a mineral to break into irregular pieces.


What the differences between cleavage and fracture?

Cleavage is the tendency of a mineral to break along flat surfaces and fracture is the tendency of a mineral to break into irregular pieces.


Does rutile have cleavage or fracture?

yes rutile has cleavage-distinct (100) yes rutile has fracture


Explain the difference between cleavage and fracture.?

Cleavage is when you can break the rock into square like pieces and Fracture is when you break a rock into uneven different shaped pieces.


If a mineral breaks unevenly or along curved or irregular surfaces what it is said to break with?

Fracture. When it breaks apart cleanly, that is called Cleavage.


What is the break of a mineral called?

The break of a mineral is called its cleavage. Cleavage refers to the way a mineral breaks along planes of weakness, resulting in smooth, flat surfaces.


Does quart have a cleavage or a fracture?

Quartz has a conchoidal fracture. It does not have a cleavage plane.