Why diamond is bad conductor of electricity and graphite is good conductor of electricity?

In Graphite

Fig – Graphite

In a graphite molecule, one valence electron of each carbon atom remains free, due to the presence of a free electron; making graphite a good conductor of electricity.

In diamond

Figure – Diamond

In diamond, they have no free mobile electron present in carbon atom. That is why diamond are bad conductor electricity.

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