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Graphite vs Molybdenite - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between graphite and molybdenite

is that graphite is an allotrope of carbon consisting of planes of carbon atoms arranged in hexagonal arrays with the planes stacked loosely that is used as a dry lubricant and in "lead" pencils while molybdenite is a mineral, molybdenum disulfide MoS2, that is the principal ore of molybdenum; it is structurally similar to graphite and has a similar look and feel.

graphite

English

(wikipedia graphite)

Noun

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  • An allotrope of carbon consisting of planes of carbon atoms arranged in hexagonal arrays with the planes stacked loosely that is used as a dry lubricant and in "lead" pencils.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1928, author=Lawrence R. Bourne
    • , title=Well Tackled! , chapter=4 citation , passage=Technical terms like ferrite, perlite, graphite , and hardenite were bandied to and fro, and when Paget glibly brought out such a rare exotic as ferro-molybdenum, Benson forgot that he was a master ship-builder, […]}}
  • Short for graphite-reinforced plastic, a composite plastic made with graphite fibers noted for light weight strength and stiffness.
    • Modern tennis racquets are made of graphite , fibreglass and other man-made materials.
  • A grey colour.

    • Synonyms

    * (allotrope of carbon) plumbago, black lead * (composite plastic) carbon fiber reinforced plastic, carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer, graphite composite, CFRP, CRP

    See also

    * diamond

    molybdenite

    English

    (wikipedia molybdenite)

    Noun

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  • (mineralogy) A mineral, molybdenum disulfide Mo]][[sulfur, S2, that is the principal ore of molybdenum; it is structurally similar to graphite and has a similar look and feel.