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

A

Lone pair of electrons

B

Free valence electrons

C

Cations

D

Anions

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B
Graphite is a good conductor of electricity due to presence of free valence electrons in graphite, each carbon is `sp^(2)` hybridised having one free electron which makes graphite a good conductor of electricity.
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