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 What is graphite?

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Graphite is an allotrope of carbon, and is a soft, greyish black and opaque substance. The graphite is made up of carbon atoms

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Chapter 4: Carbon And Its Compounds - Exercise 1 [Page 222]

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Lakhmir Singh Chemistry (Science) [English] Class 10
Chapter 4 Carbon And Its Compounds
Exercise 1 | Q 37.1 | Page 222

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