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Why is graphite used for making dry cell electrodes but diamond is not?

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Why is graphite used for making dry cell electrodes but diamond is not?

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Graphite is a good conductor of electricity. Therefore, it is used for making dry cell electrodes. Whereas, diamond does not conduct electricity, as it has no free electrons and all its valence electrons go into the formation of strong covalent bonds.

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Chapter 4: Carbon And Its Compounds - Exercise 1 [Page 272]

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Lakhmir Singh Chemistry [English] Class 10
Chapter 4 Carbon And Its Compounds
Exercise 1 | Q 25. (c) | Page 272
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