Explain why diamond cannot conduct electricity but graphite can.
In the atomic structure of diamond, each carbon is bonded to four other carbons using all of its outer electrons, leaving none free to carry a charge. In graphite not all of the electrons are used in bonding, therefore the delocalised electrons are free to move through the structure, carrying a charge.
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