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It depends on the type, or allotrope, of carbon you're talking about. For a material to conduct electricity, it should have free electrons to carry the electrical current. In diamond, an allotrope of carbon, there are no such free electrons. This means that diamond does not conduct electricity. However, graphite, another allotrope of carbon, conducts electricity very well because it has an entire "sea" of free electrons.
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∙ 11y agoCarbon is a conductor.
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Is carbon a conductor?
yes, it is not exactly conductor & insulator but it vary's how much of electrons are present in it.
Which would be the best insulator carbon or silicon or aluminum or oxygen?
Oxygen. Carbon as diamond is a good electrical insulator, (graphite is an electrical conductor), silicon is a semiconductor so has limited electrical conductivity and aluminium is a metal and a good electrical conductor.
Is vinyl a conductor or an insulator?
insulator
Is acetate a conductor or insulator?
Insulator
IS A WOODEN STICK AN INSULATOR OR CONDUCTOR?
A dry stick is an insulator.
Is carbon conductor or insulator?
is carbon a conductor or insulator
Is a carbon rod a conductor or insulator?
As regards electrical conduction, if the carbon rod is graphite, it's a conductor. If the carbon rod is diamond, it's an insulator. We have to specify the allotrope of carbon used to make the rod to discover whether it's an insulator or conductor.
Is carbon an insulator in electrical?
No, it's a conductor.
Is a carbon rod an insulator?
A carbon rod may be an insulator or a conductor. It depends on which allotrope of carbon we're talking about. Electricity can travel through a graphite (carbon) rod easily, but it cannot travel through a diamond rod. Both graphite and diamond are carbon, but the former is a conductor while the latter is an insulator.
Is carbon a conductor?
yes, it is not exactly conductor & insulator but it vary's how much of electrons are present in it.
Is a pillow a conductor or insulator?
Insulator.
Is a lead of a pencil conductor or insulator.?
No. Lead is a realtively good conductor. The insulator is the wood on the outside of the lead.
Is carbon a insulator or conductor?
Carbon being a tetra valent forms covalent bonds. So basically carbon is not a good conductor. But at the same time it is not an insulator. When electric potential difference is maintained then bonds could be easily broken and movement of charges becomes easier. So it becomes a conductor but a good conductor. Hence carbon is used to make resistors.
Is chalk an insulator or an conductor?
insulator.
Is a thinsulate a conductor or insulator?
It is an insulator
What element is a conductor of electricity in one form but an insulator in another form?
Carbon
Is a seashell a conductor or insulator?
conductor
