why diamond is insulator although it has high thermal conductivity
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it is a crystalline solid
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the crystalline solid materials have a closed packing system and there is no more excess ion to conduct electricity
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Thermal conductivity
Unlike most electrical insulators, diamond is a good conductor of heat because of the strong covalent bonding and low photon scattering. ... K), which is five times more than silver, the most thermally conductive metal.
Crystal system: Diamond cubic; (a = 3.56683 Å)
Other characteristics: boiling point = none, very low vapor pressure before decompo...
Crystal habit: Octahedral, cubo-octahedral, spherical or cubic
Mohs scale hardness: 10
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