Chemistry
Grade-8
Easy
Question
Select the allotrope used in pencils.
- Fullerene
- Charcoal
- Graphite
- Diamond
Hint:
It has stacked layers of graphene.
The correct answer is: Graphite
The correct option is c)Graphite.
It is made from a type of carbon called graphite. Graphite is mixed with clay and shaped into elongated pencil leads. It is made from a type of carbon called graphite. Graphite is mixed with clay and shaped into elongated pencil leads. Graphite has a layered structure of layers connected by van der Waals forces. Graphite is very soft and slippery.
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