Question

Can we use carbon to make wires for house hold usage ? why or why not ? explain
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Answer 1

No, we cannot use carbon to make wires for household usages.

This is because allotropes of the carbon are poor conductors of electricity except for graphite. But, graphite has less amount of physical strength than any other metal. That's why wires made out of graphite will be very fragile. Therefore, carbon is not desirable for making wires fro household.

Answer 2

We can not use carbon to make wires for household usage as they are poor conductors of electricity.

• Metals such as silver, copper , aluminum, are mainly suitable for making wires, as they have equal ductility.
• Carbon, being a non-metal, has allotropes which are often non-electricity conductors.
• Electricity is the flow of electrons, since carbon has no free electrons, so is not ductile and suitable to make wires.