Anjum Nahid
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Posted 6 year ago
Graphite is a good conductor of electricity but why it is not used in electric wires
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Rachna Dayal
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Posted 6 year ago Rachna Dayal Gurushala Teacher Coach

Graphite is an allotrope of carbon. graphite is a good conductor of heat and electricity. but it is brittle.therefore it is not used for making electrical wire.

Manisha Padwal
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Posted 5 year ago Manisha Padwal Pranjal Padwal

Graphite is good conductor of electricity but it is brittel , soft ,smooth thats why is isnot used i electric wires

Seema Kumari
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Posted 6 year ago Seema Kumari Gurushala Teacher Coach

GRAPHITE is a good conductor of electricity but it can't use in electric wires , due to Graphite is non metals , shows brittle properties , and very soft

Nisha Nikam
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Posted 6 year ago Nisha Nikam

It has brittle property and it's very soft

Meena
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Posted 6 year ago Meena Gurushala Teacher Coach

Graphite is an allotrope of carbon. By the way , We all know GRAPHITE is a good conductor of electricity but it can't use in electric wires , due to Graphite is non metals , shows brittle properties , and very soft { that's why we use graphite in case of lubricant

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