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the one who invented of the Graphite is http://www.answers.com/topic/abraham-gottlob-werner in 1789 from the http://www.answers.com/topic/greek-language γραφειν (graphein): "to draw/write", for its use in http://www.answers.com/topic/pencil, where it is commonly called lead, as distinguished from the actual metallic element http://www.answers.com/topic/lead-10. Unlike http://www.answers.com/topic/diamond (another carbon allotrope), graphite is an http://www.answers.com/topic/electrical-conductor, a http://www.answers.com/topic/semimetal-1, and can be used, for instance, in the http://www.answers.com/topic/electrode of an http://www.answers.com/topic/arc-lamp. Graphite holds the distinction of being the most stable form of carbon under http://www.answers.com/topic/standard-conditions. Therefore, it is used in
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What is the difference between carbon graphite and graphite?
because carbon graphite had carbon but graphite does not have carbon
Is graphite a silicate or carbon?
Graphite is carbon.
What is graphite made of?
Graphite is a form of carbon.
Why do the freezing points of graphite and carbon are same?
Graphite is carbon
Is graphite running out?
No, Graphite is a form of Carbon and can be made from carbon if required.
What elements form graphite?
Graphite is a form of the element Carbon.
What material is graphite made of?
Graphite is an allotrope of Carbon. It is made of Carbon.
What is slippery carbon?
Graphite Powder or graphite is the slippery type of Carbon! :) hope I helped! :P
Is graphene going to be put on the periodic table?
Yes Graphite is a MINERAL!!!!
The chemical composition of graphite and diamond is?
Graphite and Diamonds are both allotropes of Carbon.
Is graphite an element or compound or mixture?
Graphite is an element. It is a form of carbon.
What is the chemical symbol for graphite?
Graphite is an allotrope of carbon. the symbol for carbon is C.
