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Question
Graphite cannot be classified as ______.
Options
conducting solid
network solid
covalent solid
ionic solid
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Solution
Graphite cannot be classified as ionic solid.
Explanation:
Constituent units of graphite are carbon atoms, held together by covalent bonding in 2D network structure. Thus, it is not an ionic solid.
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