give reason why diomond and graphite are allotropic modifications of carbon
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A material’s ability to conduct electricity is determined by the number and mobility of its free electrons.
In diamond, each carbon atom uses all four of its valence electrons to bond with neighboring atoms. That doesn’t leave any electrons free for conducting electricity.
But in graphite, each carbon atom is only bonded to three other atoms, leaving one valence electron free to carry an electric current.
In diamond, each carbon atom uses all four of its valence electrons to bond with neighboring atoms. That doesn’t leave any electrons free for conducting electricity.
But in graphite, each carbon atom is only bonded to three other atoms, leaving one valence electron free to carry an electric current.
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their are forms of carbon with either properties
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