Chemistry
Why is graphite a good conductor of electricity but not diamond?
Carbon
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In a graphite molecule one valence electron of each carbon atom remains free, so it is a good conductor of electricity. But in diamond there is no free or mobile electrons so it does not conduct electricity.
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