Question

why are most corbon compund poor conductor of electricity

Answer 1

Answer:

Carbon compounds are poor conductors of electricity as they form covalent bonds, so it does not give rise to free electrons ( all electrons are used in making the covalent bond) and as a carbon compound does not dissociate itself into ions, therefore carbon compounds are poor conductors of electricity

Answer 2

Answer:

carbon compounds are poor conductors of electricity because they don't contains any ions as they are formed by the sharing of valence electrons

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