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Describe the structure of graphite with the help of a labeled diagram.

A graphite crystal consists of layers of carbon atoms or sheets of carbon atoms. In graphite, each carbon atom is bonded to three other carbon atoms by covalent bonds in the same plane giving a hexagonal array.



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