Question 32
Generally, non-metals are not conductors of electricity. Which of the following is a good conductor of electricity?
(a) Diamond
(b) Graphite
(c) Sulphur
(d) Fullerene
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Solution
Option (b) is correct.
Graphite is an allotrope (a different structural form) of carbon (so is diamond), but unlike diamond, graphite can conduct electricity because graphite has free and mobile electrons.