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प्रश्न
Why is diamond used for making cutting tools (like glass cutters) but graphite is not?
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उत्तर
Diamond is the hardest, naturally occuring material known. Owing to its rigid structure, it can be used as glass cutters. Whereas graphite is a layered structure of carbon atoms and is very soft so, it cannot be used for making cutting tools.
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