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______________ (Graphite/ Diamond) is a good conductor of heat but a bad conductor of electricity.


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  • Diamond is the form of carbon in which one carbon atom is covalently bonded to four other carbon atoms in a rigid, three dimensional structure. So, there is no free electron for the conduction of electricity.
  • It is a good conductor of heat.

Diamond is a good conductor of heat but a bad conductor of electricity.


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