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NEET UG CHEMISTRY MCQ: 14 TH GROUP ELEMENTS (P-BLOCK)
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Graphite is a soft solid lubricant extremely difficult to melt. The reason for this anomalous behaviour is that, graphite
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Correct option: D
Has carbon atoms arranged in large plates of rings of strongly bound carbon atoms with weak interplate bonds
The correct answer is D (Has carbon atoms arranged in large plates of rings of strongly bound carbon atoms with weak interplate bonds) because the layered structure of graphite, with strong covalent bonds within the layers and weak van der Waals forces between them, allows it to act as a lubricant and makes it difficult to melt.
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