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Why is graphite softer than diamond

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Because diamond is the hardest on the Moths Hardness Scale.
1. talc
2.gypsum
3.calcite
4.fluorite
5.apatite
6.orthoclase
7.quartz
8.topaz
9.corundum
10.diamond

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