2006-09-23 23:15:47 · 17 answers · asked by Sting Ray 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Graphite due to Pi bonds. Pi bonding is a source of mobile electrons,like metal which allows it to conduct electricity
2006-09-23 23:20:06 · answer #1 · answered by Robert 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Non Metal That Conducts Electricity
2016-10-21 05:35:40 · answer #2 · answered by fackelman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No element as such will conduct electricity. It is its ability to share electrons which cannot be done when an element is by itself. It needs to be in the right state.
Pretty much any element will have the opportunity to conduct at some stage or another depending on what sort of compound it is in at the time.
There are exceptions such as fluorine and neon and few others
2006-09-24 00:07:32 · answer #3 · answered by toni in chch 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Graphite, due to one delocalised electron in the lattice.
Just saying carbon is not correct, for there are many other forms of carbon, such as diamond or buckeyball, which does not conduct electricity because its electron configuratin is fixed, unlike graphite, with 3 electrons fixed and one is free to move around, hence able to conduct electricity.
2006-09-24 00:50:39 · answer #4 · answered by Axel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Conducting polymers are non-metals that conduct electricity through electron "hopping". Take for example, Polyaniline doped with HCl. I have to agree that pure water does not conduct electricity. Strictly speaking, pure water does not contain any salt. Salts are required for electricity to be conducted in water.
2016-03-27 06:08:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Graphite which is form by layers of carbon.due to delocalised or free electrons given out by the layers of hexagonal rings of carbon.so since electrons carry charges they can conduct electricity.water can't conduct electricity because it is a covalent compound without any mobile ions or free electrons so water molecules can't carry electric charges.
2006-09-24 00:51:41 · answer #6 · answered by Jessica Chuah 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Carbon is the one and only non-metal that conducts electricity.
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2006-09-24 00:37:17 · answer #7 · answered by Sachin B 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Carbon does. Pure h2o doesn't its the impurities thet conduct the electricity.
2006-09-23 23:37:41 · answer #8 · answered by JamesD 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Carbon
2006-09-23 23:20:23 · answer #9 · answered by clausiusminkowski 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The rug or carpet (static electricity). Water does too. We have big turbines in the river here to generate power to sell to other areas.
2006-09-23 23:18:28 · answer #10 · answered by Just Bein' Me 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋