Graphite is soft and good conductor due to its typical structure here carbon atoms are arranged in different layers and each atom a covalently bonded to three of its neighbouring atoms in the same layer. The fourth electron of each atom is free to move about due to which it conducts electricity. Different layers can slide over the other which makes it a soft solid.
Graphite is soft and good conductor of electricity. Explain.
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M.B suresh
Graphite is soft and good conductor due to its typical structure here carbon atoms are arranged in different layers and each atom a covalently bonded to three of its neighbouring atoms in the same layer. The fourth electron of each atom is free to move about due to which it conducts electricity. Different layers can slide over the other which makes it a soft solid.