The slippery properties of ice have in some cases been exploited for leisure purposes (such as in ice skating), and in others as a means of transport. “It is important to understand the origin of this widely known property of ice, both in order to improve the performance of Olympic athle...
Why is graphene flexible? Why do transition metals have high melting points? Why does metal lose magnetism when heated? Why do metals reflect light? Why are electricity and magnetism related? Why are crystalline solids brittle? Why do we use tungsten, which is a metal having low resistivity to...
How is graphite different from graphene? Explain why copper possesses a high electrical conductivity. What is graphite? Is it conductive or not? Why BN is harder than graphite? Would distilled water conduct electricity? Why or why not?
1. Graphite is can be described as a) hard and crystalline b) soft and slippery c) a dark liquid d) made only of carbon and hydrogen atoms 2. Diamond is a) made only of carbon and hydrogen atoms b) the hardest substance know to man ...