A student of VIII class broke a dry cell to examine its parts ansd correlate them with his teacher's explanations about dry cells. In the chemistry class, the student asked his teacher that though graphite is a nonmetal, why is it used as electrods in the electrolytic process, especially where a high temperature is maintained. Write down the explanation the teacher gave to the student.

A student of VIII class broke a dry cell to examine its parts ansd cor

1.	A student of VIII class broke a dry cell to examine its parts ansd correlate them with his teacher's explanations about dry cells. In the chemistry class, the student asked his teacher that though graphite is a nonmetal, why is it used as electrods in the electrolytic process, especially where a high temperature is maintained. Write down the explanation the teacher gave to the student.
Answer» Solution :GRAPHITE is a good conductor of electricity and it is inert to most of the electrolytes. It has very high THERMAL resistivity . Due to these PROPERTIES, graphite is used in making electrodes in the process of ELECTROLYSIS.