337Sir, molten graphite?
is there any liquid non metal that is a good conductor of electricity?
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337molten NaCl
$θ#iΠi_ :D But NaCl is a compound. why are you referring it to be a non-metal? please explain.
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106Any ionic salts in their molten or fused state are capable of conducting electricity.
- Sayan Sinha Sir, but the asker has already stated that salts are not non-metals, they are compounds. Non-metals are elements.
106As such, there is no liquid non-metal that can conduct electricity. As far as I am concerned Bromine is the only liquid non-metal. But it does not conduct electricity.
996Graphite is known as an allotrope of carbon. The word graphite means that a solid. If you heat it up enough it will not melt but sublime directly to a gas, but although this is still carbon, it will no longer be called graphite as it does not have the same type of bonding as solid graphite. In any case, it will not conduct electricity other than solid state..
(Solid) graphite conducts electricity due to layers of delocalised electrons in between layers of carbon atoms each joined to three others in a pattern of hexagons......
- Sayan Sinha Thanx...