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Explain why, diamond can be used in rock drilling equipment but graphite cannot.

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प्रश्न

Explain why, diamond can be used in rock drilling equipment but graphite cannot.

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उत्तर

As diamond is extremely hard, it can be used to cut and grind other hard materials or metals. Hence, it is used in rock-drilling equipment to drill holes in the rocky layers of the Earth. Graphite being soft cannot be used to cut or grind.

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पाठ 4: Carbon And Its Compounds - Exercise 1 [पृष्ठ २२२]

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लखमीर सिंह Chemistry [English] Class 10
पाठ 4 Carbon And Its Compounds
Exercise 1 | Q 35.3 | पृष्ठ २२२

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