graphite, melts at 3300degC, density of 2.2g/cm3, appears black and shiny powder, soft and used as a solid lubricantto reduce friction, due to its structure consisting of many parallel layers of carbon atoms, although the atoms are covalently bonded within each layer, the intermolecular forces between the layers are weak and allow the layers to slide against one another, making graphite soft and slippery, graphite conducts electricity, each carbon atom is covalently bonded to 3 other carbon atoms, this leaves each carbon atom with one valence electron not in bonding, this electron becomes delocalised and moves freely to conduct electricity
