Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Answer the following question
Why is graphite a good conductor of electricity but not diamond?
Short/Brief Note
Advertisements
Solution
In a graphite molecule, one valence electron of each carbon atom remains free, Thus making graphite a good conductor of electricity. Whereas in diamond, they have no free mobile electron. Thats why diamond are bad conductor electricity.
shaalaa.com
Is there an error in this question or solution?
