Question

Carbon compounds generally do not conduct electricity. give reason​

Answer 1

Most of the carbon compounds do not conduct electricity because they have low melting and boiling points. Nature of bonding in carbon compounds is different from that observed in ionic compounds thus they are poor conductors of electricity.

Answer 2

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★Carbon itself does not conduct electricity, but its allotrope graphite does. This is because graphite has a “free” electron in its outer shell that allows it to conduct some electricity. Metals have many free electrons and therefore are much better conductors of electricity.

★Most of the carbon compounds do not conduct electricity because they have low melting and boiling points.

★Nature of bonding in carbon compounds is different from that observed in ionic compounds thus they are poor conductors of electricity.

★Bonding in carbon compounds does not involve the formation of ions which indicates the absence of ions in carbon compounds.

★So we can say that in carbon compounds, the bonding between carbon and other atoms is non-ionic in nature.