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JEE Advanced 2012Paper 2
Exam
JEE Advanced
Year
2012
Paper
Paper 2
Subject
Chemistry
Chapter
p Block Elements (Group 13 & 14)

JEE Advanced 2012 · Paper 2 · Chemistry · p Block Elements (Group 13 & 14)

With respect to graphite and diamond, which of the statement(s)...

With respect to graphite and diamond, which of the statement(s) given below is (are) correct?

Options

  1. AGraphite is harder than diamond.
  2. BGraphite has higher electrical conductivity than diamond.
  3. CGraphite has higher thermal conductivity than diamond.
  4. DGraphite has higher C-C bond order than diamond.

Correct answer

B. Graphite has higher electrical conductivity than diamond.

Step-by-step solution

(a) Diamond is harder than graphite. (b) Graphite is good conductor of electricity as each carbon is attached to three C-atoms leaving one valency free, which is responsible for electrical conduction, while in diamond, all the four valencies of carbon are satisfied, hence insulator. (c) Diamond is better thermal conductor than graphite. Whereas electrical conduction is due to availability of free electrons; thermal conduction is due to transfer of thermal vibrations from atom to atom. A compact and precisely aligned crystal like diamond thus facilitates fast movement of heat. (d) In graphite, C−C\mathrm{C}-\mathrm{C} bond acquires double bond character, hence higher bond order than in diamond.
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