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Q: Why graphite is a better conductor than diamond?
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Is sulfur a better conductor than carbon?

No, carbon in the form of graphite is a good conductor of electricity. Sulfur is not an electrical conductor.


Why blue diamond can conduct electricity?

Blue diamonds do not conduct electricity. Diamonds do, however, conduct heat, in fact five times better than silver. Both diamonds and graphite are produced naturally from carbon. Diamond is an excellent electrical insulator, graphite is a good conductor of electricity.


Graphite is more common than diamond?

Yes, graphite is more common than diamond.


Is a diamond conductor?

Diamond is an excellent thermal conductor, conducting heat about five times better than copper. Diamonds are electrical insulators.


Why is graphite softer than diamond?

The crystalline structure of graphite and diamond are very different.


Is diamond a semi conductor?

Diamond is an excellent thermal conductor, conducting heat about five times better than copper. Diamonds are electrical insulators.


Is a diamond a thermal and electrical conductor?

A diamond is a superior conductor of thermal energy (heat). It's better at this than anything else we know of. But diamond is a poor conductor of electricity. It's actually a pretty good insulator.


Does diamond conduct heat?

yes diamond is a better conductor of heat than graphite because heat travels through the shared bond and thus heat can travel very fast as is rate of heat transfer through conduction is inversely proportional to the length.graphite is not as a good conductor of heat as diamond because heat is transferred through the free electron and is not as effective as conduction process in diamond.


How are diamonds and graphites different and the same?

Different is only the arrangement of atoms in diamond or graphite. Diamond and graphite are allotropic forms of carbon.


Can electricity pass through diamond?

Diamond is in fact a better conductor of heat than is silver. In this context, a diamond film is used as a thermal conductor in some electronics. [Even better than this is graphene film.]


Why is diamond so much harder then graphite?

Diamond is so much harder than graphite because the carbon atoms in diamond are bonded to other carbon atoms tetrahedrally. In graphite, the carbon atoms are only bonded to three other carbon atoms and form sheets. There is one valence electron that wanders the surface which makes graphite a conductor.


Which form of Carbon is a good conductor of electricity and heat?

Graphite is the type of carbon that conducts electricity but poorly than metal