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15.
Which of the following is used as a lubricant?
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Abhay said:
1 decade ago
Graphite is used as lubricant under high temperature conditions where petroleum based lubricants loss their viscosity.
Anisha said:
1 decade ago
We can also use the silica gel as lubricant.
Chandan said:
1 decade ago
How can we say that only graphite is used as lubricant, silica is also used as lubricant without any clarification in question?
Yenna Rao said:
10 years ago
We can use many such things as lubricants. Why only silica gel?
Sunny yadav said:
10 years ago
Graphite is used as lubricants this is most important in nowadays life.
Anu said:
10 years ago
Graphite is a lubricant.
Biswas mihir kumar said:
9 years ago
Lubricant is a substance, in order to diminish friction.
Example : Oil or Grease.
Example : Oil or Grease.
Rammy said:
9 years 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:
9 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:
9 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.
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