These are the two most different ways of breaking graphite sticks. I used a cutter knife on the left and a pencil sharpener on the right. There was a noticeable difference. The left is a soft, tiny particle and the right is a coarse, short needle reminiscent particle.

Beginning

When mixed

After 12 hours

Beginning

When mixed

After 12 hours

Beginning

After 12 hours

Beginning

After 12 hours

Beginning

After 12 hours

Boiling stuck of graphite

Boiling small particles of graphite

Right after boiling small particles of graphite. It still has a texture that feels damp but hard particles of graphite.

Dried for hours. The particles clumped together and hardened in the process of drying. Originally soft-feeling particles, they had a harder texture after boiling and drying. It feels dry and rough.

When mixed with gum arabic, I wondered if it would dry easily or change, but as it dried faster than I thought, graphite particles, which had been soft, were strongly attached to the wall.

Honey was not much different before and after the change, such as gum arabic. Graphite particles increased the concentration of honey, making it feel thicker.

Olive oil, like honey, did not change much before and after. There was no change in mixing or over time.

Acetone is not big, but it has changed in its own way. I think it's because of the nature of acetone. Within the fastest time, all the liquid evaporated, and the graphite particles became dry and coarse.

There was no significant change in vinegar, but noteworthy, it showed the movement of graphite particles when they began to mix. But there was no significant change over time.