Chemistry, asked by Geniusstar122, 10 months ago

Diamond is the bad conductor of electricity but good conductor of heat why? ​

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Answered by Brendie
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Explanation:

Electricity is conducted in crystal elctron that present in relatively free . But in case of heat , each carbon atom is covalently bonded with fo other carbon atom and there are no free electons present .

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Answered by Prashantmishra000
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Answer:

It is an allotrope of Carbon

Explanation:

As diamond is an allotrope of C so

Its an covalent solid which has tight intermolecular bonds so it is good conductor of heat if it was an ionic solid it must then conduct electricity.

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