Why does diamond not conduct electricity?

Answer 1

Most diamonds are not conductors, they are rather good insulators of electricity. The one exception is blue diamond, which is blue due to the addition of boron being included in the crystal lattice (normally, occasionally an excess of hydrogen can turn them blue as well but rare). The boron allows it to become a p-conductor, and thus it will conduct electricity. Note that one way to tell a real (boron doped) blue diamond from say a white diamond that has been colored blue (by irradiation, coating, etc), is to see if it will conduct electricity.

Answer 2

No. Diamond is such a poor conductor it qualifies as an insulator. It is elemental carbon and is an allotrope of carbon, graphite (also elemental carbon) is a good conductor of electricity. Graphite has delocalised electrons, diamond does not, is one explanation.

Answer 3

diamond doesnt conduct electircity because it has no delocalized electrons to carry the electricity. the carbon the carbon atoms in a normal white diamond, won't let the electrical currents go through its molecular structure

Answer 4

A Diamond does not conduct electricity as it forms four covalent bonds with other carbon atoms, meaning that all of its outer shell electrons are bonding. Because of these bonds its resistivity is very high, due to its structural bonds which do not allow conductivity. Also, the way the bonds and atoms are arranged cause it to be a poor conductor.

Answer 5

Diamond has no delocalized electrons to "carry" the electricity.

Answer 6

A diamond can't conduct electricity because it has no free electrons. a type 2b blue diamond can conduct electricity

Answer 7

because diamonds are made of carbon and carbon is not a metal

Answer 8

There are no free electrons or ions