MCQ
Which of the following structural features of graphite best accounts for its use as a lubricant?
- ADelocalized electrons
- BStrong covalent bonds between carbon atoms
- ✓vander Waals' forces between layers
- Dlimited three covalency of carbon
✓
Answer
Correct option: C.
vander Waals' forces between layers
c
Graphite is used as a lubricant due to its slippery nature. Graphite has layers of carbon atoms, with van der waals weak forces, residing in between its layers because of which it is quite slippery.
Graphite is used as a lubricant due to its slippery nature. Graphite has layers of carbon atoms, with van der waals weak forces, residing in between its layers because of which it is quite slippery.
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