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Diamond is a good conductor of heat and electricity but yet it has a poor packing fraction why?

Diamond is a good conductor of heat and electricity but yet it has a poor packing fraction why?

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Akil S
30 Points
5 years ago
Diamond is a good conductor of heat as in diamond each carbon atom is tetrahedrally bonded to other carbon atoms. All the electrons are close together due to a strong bond between the atoms causing vibrations. Thus making it a good conductor of heat. because its 4 electrons shared there is no free electron to conduct.
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