Diamond is a crystalline form of carbon which is good conductor of electricity.

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Solution

The correct option is B False
The crystal lattice of the carbon when in the form of diamond has all the carbon’s electrons tied up in the lattice such that there are no freely bound electrons for current flow. Hence diamond is a bad conductor of electricity.

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