Why does graphite conduct electricity but diamond does not, yet they are made up of carbon?
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Why does graphite conduct electricity but diamond does not, yet they are made up of carbon?
Allotrope:
Some chemical elements in the periodic table are able to exist in two or more different pure forms in the same physical state. Each different form is termed an allotrope of the element. If this physical state is a solid, then the allotropes often differ in the crystal structure containing the constituent atoms, such as face-centered cubic versus body-centered cubic. However, in some cases, there may also be differences in chemical bonding between atoms of different allotropes.
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View this answerGraphite and diamond are two of the allotropes of carbon. Both exist in the solid state. They are differentiated by the bonding present between the...
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Chapter 5 / Lesson 21Learn about the allotropes of carbon forms and properties. Understand what allotropes of carbon are, how allotropes occur, and their specific characteristics.