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Are there no non-metals that conduct electricity well?

Updated: 5/14/2021
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Graphite is a non metals which conducts electricity well.Also there are electric conducting non metal.Also many liquids conduct electricity.Semi conductors like Silicon,Germanium also conduct electricity.

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