Question
Why is graphite considered an element?
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DrBob222
Technically speaking graphite is not an element. Carbon is an element and graphite is pure carbon. Graphite is just another form of carbon. Graphite is an allotrope of carbon; diamond is another allotrope of carbon.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allotropes_of_carbon
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allotropes_of_carbon
Paxton
Why is graphite considered an element though??