MyQuestionIcon

1

You visited us 1 times! Enjoying our articles? Unlock Full Access!

Allotropes of Carbon

Graphite is a...

Question

Graphite is a good conductor of electicity due to the presence of ............

(a) lone pair of electrons (b) free valence electrons

(c) cations (d) anions

Open in App

Solution

Answer: (b) free valence electrons

Graphite is a good conductor of electricity due to the presence of free valence electrons in graphite, each carbon is $s p^{2}$ hybridised having one free electron which makes graphite a good conductor of electricity.

Suggest Corrections

thumbs-up

2

Similar questions

Q. Graphite is a good conductor of electricity due to the presence of:

Q. Assertion :Graphite conduct electricity well in a direction parallel to the planes of hexagons, but not a tall well in a direction perpendicular to the planes Reason: In graphite

s p^{2}

hybridisation and due to presence of free electron they are good conductor of electricity in a layer but not so good in between two layers.

Q. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given in the brackets.
Even though it is a non-metal, graphite conducts electricity. It is due to the presence of ______ .
(free electrons / bonded electrons)

Q. Although the number of bond pair of electrons in the valence shell of phosphorus in a

P C l_{3}

molecule is 3, its shape is not trigonal planar. due to Presence of lone pair of electrons on phosphorous.

Q. Assertion :Good conductors of electricity are also conductors of heat due to large number of free electrons. Reason: It is easy to conduct heat from free electrons

View More

Join BYJU'S Learning Program

similar_icon

Related Videos

lock

Allotropes of Carbon

CHEMISTRY

Watch in App

explore_more_icon

Explore more

Allotropes of Carbon

Standard XII Chemistry

Join BYJU'S Learning Program

CrossIcon