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Unlike graphite diamond doesn't conduct electricity. Why?

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Strongest matter on Earth

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No free ions and electrons

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Not malleable

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Diamond is not ductile

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Solution

The correct option is B
No free ions and electrons

Diamonds don't conduct electricity because it has no free ions or electrons to carry the charge through. Diamond is made up of carbon atoms which are binded together by strong covalent bond in tetrahedral arrangement.

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