Why is graphite slippery when pressed? Select one: a. covalent bonds break b. hexagonal layers slide c. molecules of graphite slide

hexagonal layers slide

Explanation:

The layers in graphite can slide over each other because the forces between them are weak. The delocalised electrons are free to move through the structure, so graphite can conduct electricity.This makes graphite slippery, so it is useful as a lubricant .

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um i think it might be a car?

substituting a hydrogen atom with a halogen in a hydrocarbon:

- the single bond remains single. a is wrong.

- the bond with hydrogen is as strong as with a halogen. c is wrong

- a hydrocarbon is saturated if there is no double bond. we do not know that so d is wrong.

- carbon will always have four valence electrons. e is wrong.

by elimination, the correct answer is b. the boiling point of the new compound increases.