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Discussion Forum : General Science - Elements and Metals (Q.No. 15)
15.
Which of the following is used as a lubricant?
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Bikash biku said:
8 years ago
Because graphite is very soft. So graphite is used lubricant.
Yenna Rao said:
1 decade ago
We can use many such things as lubricants. Why only silica gel?
Sunny yadav said:
1 decade ago
Graphite is used as lubricants this is most important in nowadays life.
Anu said:
1 decade ago
Graphite is a lubricant.
Biswas mihir kumar said:
1 decade ago
Lubricant is a substance, in order to diminish friction.
Example : Oil or Grease.
Example : Oil or Grease.
Rammy said:
1 decade ago
Lubricants are also used to do intercourse, it reduce the friction. And graphite have weak van der wall forces due to which it reduce the friction and it also has some brightness.
Leki wangmo said:
10 years ago
Lubricant is like an oil or grease which is used to lessen the friction.
Thank you all for clearing my doubt.
Thank you all for clearing my doubt.
Vishal said:
10 years ago
In the Graphite covalent bond are loosely bounded and it is formed in a stack like structures due to this it has slippery surface i.e., it is used as lubricants.
Aerostar alok said:
10 years ago
Graphite is an allotrope of carbon but only 3 electrons satisfied. Their layers are slippery in nature. Due to this they are used as lubricating.
Jitendra said:
10 years ago
Why not silicon?
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