What are some non-metals that conduct electricity?

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Carbon is the only non-metal that has the ability to conduct electricity.
Important Properties of Non-Metals:
Non-lustrous
Non-malleable
Non-ductile
Bad conductors of electricity as well as heat.
Graphite:
Graphite is an important allotrope of carbon.
Graphite involves the presence of one free valence electron of each carbon atom in its structure. This free electron is responsible for the conduction of electricity as it is well known that free electrons are required to conduct electricity.

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