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Graphite is a good conductor of eletricity due to the presence of …………….. .

A

lone pair of electrons

B

free valence electrons

C

cations

D

anions

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B
In graphite each C atom is `sp^(2)` hybridised. One electron of each C atom remains free and make graphite, a good conductor of electricity.
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