Electrical conductivity

alvinhtleung

Explain y electrical conductivity of the following substances are in the order:

diamond ,C60,nanotube.(they are in ascending order).

Ka明

the structure of diamond is tetrahedral,which one carbon atom bond to 4carbon atom,it is sp3 hybrid,no free electron is avalible to move freely,thus diamond is not conduct eletricity!
the carbon atoms in C60 and nanotube is sp2 hybrid,there is one free electron in each carbon atom,thus they are both conduct electricity!!

L.K.

nanotube 係唔係姐係石墨?

永樂

nanotube, C60 應該係considered as different allotropes of carbon.
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