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Assertion : Among the carbon allotropes, diamond is an insulater, wherea, graphite is a good conductor of electricity.
Reason : Hybridization of carbon in diamond and graphite are `sp^3` and `sp^2`, respectively.

A

`sp^2,sp^3`

B

`sp^3,sp^2`

C

`sp^2,sp^2`

D

`sp^3,sp^3`

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