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Graphite is conductor of electricity, why? While it is covalent compound.

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Graphite has layered structure. In graphite, each A carbon atom is attached to three carbon atoms by covalent bond in layer. Each carbon has one free electron which is mobile. Due to the presence of free electrons, graphite is conductor of electricity.

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