Question

Graphite is a poor conductor of electricity.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is B False

• When it comes to the structure of graphite, one carbon atom is attached to three carbon atoms. Therefore, one valence electron of each carbon atom remains free.
• Due to the high number of delocalized electrons (free electrons) present in its framework the electricity can pass through graphite easily which makes it a good conductor of electricity.
• This is one of the reasons that graphite is also used in electrodes in batteries for electrolysis.

Hence, the given statement is 'false' because graphite is a good conductor of electricity.