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Graphite is good conductor of current bu...

Graphite is good conductor of current but diamond is non-conductor because :

A

Deamond is hard and graphite is soft

B

Graphite and diamond have different atomic configuration

C

Graphite is composed of positively charged carbon ions

D

Carbon in graphite is `sp^2`-hybridised while carbon in diamond is `sp^3` hybridised.

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C
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