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Graphite is a non-metal, but it is a good condector of electricity why?​

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Answered by Anonymous
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Graphite is a non metal but still can conduct electricity because of the delocalised (free) electrons in its structure. This is because each carbon atom in graphite is bonded to only three other carbon atoms and its fourth valence electron is free.

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Graphite is a non-metal, but it is a good condector of electricity why?

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Graphite is a non metal but still can conduct electricity because of the delocalised (free) electrons in its structure. This is because each carbon atom in graphite is bonded to only three other carbon atoms and its fourth valence electron is free.

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