Why is Graphite used in electrolytic cells?

Graphite is soft and can be easily moulded into electrodes

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Graphite is made of layers of carbon atoms which can slide

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Graphite is inert to most of the chemicals and remains intact in electrolytic cells

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The correct option is A Graphite is inert to most of the chemicals and remains intact in electrolytic cells
Graphite contains free electrons in their structures and thus is a good conductor of electricity. Also, it is inert to most of the chemicals. Due to these reasons, it is used in electrolytic cells.

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