The major binding force in graphite is

ionic bond

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covalent bond

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hydrogen bond

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London force

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Solution

The correct option is B covalent bond
Graphite is an allotrope of carbon in which ll the carbon atoms are sp2 hybridize in nature.
Thus the main binding force in graphite is covalent bonding as hybridization takes place when there is covalent bonding.

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