Why graphite is soft while diamond is hard?

Question

Both are the allotropes of carbon.

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Answer 1

BECAUSE OF ITS PROPERTY THAT IN GRAPHITE MOLECULES ARE LOOSELY PACKED AND IN DIAMOND MOLECULES ARE TIGHTLY PACKED .

            YOU KNOW WE CAN CUT DIAMOND ONLY WITH DIAMOND .

Answer 2

it is because of the weak bonding in graphite.  

Answer 3

The difference is because of the way carbon is structured in both of them....

Answer 4

it is an exceptional property of grafite

Answer 5

Graphite's atomic structure is in layers, so it's easy to separate the layers. Diamond's structure is a very stable tetrahedral pattern.

It's like you can't bend a triangle but you can bend a square.