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Explain why graphite can be used as a lubricant while diamond cannot

Explain why graphite can be used as a lubricant while diamond cannot.

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John
The hexagonal graphite rings have weak Van der waals forces between the layers that allow the layers to slide over each other while in diamond atoms are held by strong covalent bonds
johnmulu answered the question on January 16, 2017 at 07:41

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