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Q. Graphite conducts electricity because of :

The p-Block Elements

Solution:

Graphite is composed of flat twodimensional sheets of carbon atoms. Each sheet is a hexagonal net of C atoms. The $3 \,e^-$ of C form s bond & 4th electron is a $\pi $ e- and is delocalized over the whole sheet & is thus mobile. Conduction of electricity is due to these delocalized electrons within each layer. Conduction does not occur from one sheet to another.