Assertion: graphite | /r/HasProperty | soft
Facets:
value: very
type: DEGREE
value: cleaves with very light pressure
type: OTHER
value: in nature
type: LOCATION
value: the
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Beneficiation by flotation encounters the difficulty that graphite is very soft and "marks" (coats) the particles of gangue.
text: For example, diamond is one of the hardest known substances, while graphite is one of the softest.
text: Graphite is a soft mineral.
text: Graphite is considered very soft and has a hardness of only 1 to 2 on the Mohs Hardness Scale.
text: The more graphite - the softer the rod.
text: Graphite, on the other hand, is a soft slippery solid that is a good conductor of both heat and electricity.
text: It is formed with element carbon, the same as the hardest mineral - diamond, but graphite is the softest mineral.
text: Graphite is a soft form of pure carbon that is generally black in colour and found as crystal flake or a mass in the natural environment.
text: For instance, graphite is one of the softest substances, while another crystalline allotrope diamond is one of the hardest materials in nature.
text: Because the bonds between the sheets are weak, other atoms can easily fit between them, causing graphite to be soft and slippery to the touch.
text: In fact, graphite is soft enough that it should leave marks on your fingers simply while handling it.
text: Paradoxically, even though graphite is soft enough to be used for drawing and as a lubricant, it is also strong enough to be used in refining furnaces, for brake linings, and to create expensive lightweight sports equipment.
text: Because graphite is soft, it requires some form of encasement.
text: The diamond, a metastable allotrope of carbon known for its excellent physical qualities, is less stable than graphite; yet graphite is soft and malleable.
text: As such, Graphite is soft in nature, it cleaves easily even with light pressure, is greasy and features low specific gravity.
text: That's why graphite in a pencil is soft and you can see a mark when you write with it on paper.
text: Graphite is soft but very strong.
text: Because graphite is soft, it is combined with clay, and baked, and hardened before being inserted into wood for pencils.
text: Also, if graphite is so soft, how can it be used as a high-tech material for golf club shafts and aircraft?
text: Although graphite is soft and flexible, it is not elastic in nature.
text: Graphite is soft enough to form a streak on paper (hence its name, from the Greek verb "γράφειν" which means "to write"), while diamond is the hardest naturally occurring material known.
text: Graphite is soft and brittle so, unless being used as a drawing material in powder form, it requires some form of protective casing.
text: It is extremely soft, cleaves with very light pressure, and has a very low specific gravity.
text: Because graphite is soft, it requires some form of encasement.
text: Graphite is soft, gray, and can conduct electricity reasonably well.
text: Diamond is vary hard whereas graphite is soft:
text: As a result, graphite is soft enough to be used in pencils and as a lubricant in motor oil.
text: For instance, diamond is the hardest mineral, but graphite is one of the softest.
text: Diamond is the hardest mineral known to man, Graphite is one of the softest.
text: Diamond is hardest mineral known to man, but graphite is one of the softest.
text: Diamond is the hardest mineral known to man, Graphite is one of the softest.
text: -Diamond is the hardest mineral known to man, Graphite is one of the softest.
text: Whereas diamond is the hardest substance known, graphite is one of the softest.
text: -Diamond is the hardest mineral known to man, Graphite is one of the softest.