NDA2020General AbilityGeneral ScienceActual
Which one of the following statements is NOT correct?
Options
- ABuckminsterfullerene is an allotrope of carbon
- BDiamond is a good conductor of electricity
- CGraphite is a good conductor of electircity
- DIn graphite, each carbon atom is linked to three other carbon atoms
Correct answer
B. Diamond is a good conductor of electricity
Step-by-step solution
Diamond is bad conductor of electricity. Electric current is due to flow of free electrons but in diamond four other carbon atoms are covalently bonded hence no free electrons are available to conduct electric current.