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βˆ™ 10y ago

First, graphite is not a compound, it is an allotrope of elemental carbon. The conductivity of graphite is due to a property call resonance. In a covalent doublt bond there are two types of bond: a sigma bond and a pi bond. In some substances a bond has resonance where a pi bond is delocalized, spanning three or more atoms, creating a bond that is somewhere in between a single bond and a double bond. In graphite, all the bonds, which are all linked with one another, have this resonance. As a result, the electrons of the pi bonds are free to mopve throuout the entire covalent network.

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Graphite is a crystalline solid that belongs to the class of substances called allotropes of carbon. Its crystal structure consists of layers of carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal lattice.

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βˆ™ 12y ago

Yes, it is a covalent crystal.

It differes from normal covalent bondings because it has high melting and boiling points. And also because it conducts electricity.

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βˆ™ 15y ago

graphite is amorphous.

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βˆ™ 13y ago

That's right.

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