Question

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

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

free valence electrons

Answer 2

Graphite is a good conductor of electricity due to presence of free valence electrons. In graphite each carbon is $sp^2$ hybridized having one free electron which makes graphite a good conductor of electricity