Graphite conducts electricity. Explain.
Asked by Topperlearning User | 14th Aug, 2014, 11:46: AM
Expert Answer:
- Graphite has delocalised Π electrons which are relatively free to move under the influence of electric field.Therefore graphite is a good conductor of electricity.
- However in diamond all the valence electrons are involved in forming carbon-carbon bonds and does not have free electrons and therefore it is a bad conductor of electricity.
Answered by | 14th Aug, 2014, 01:46: PM
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