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When carbon bonds with 4 hydrogen atoms which is methane having sp3 structure so it is tetrahedral. electricity is conducted by electrons so graphite conducts by free and delocalised sea of electrons.
5-Ethyl-3,3,4-trimethylheptane has 3 secondary carbon. A primary carbon written as 1° is a carbon that has one carbon atom attached to it. A secondary carbon written as 2° is a carbon attached to two other carbons, while a tertiary carbon written as 3° is a carbon attached to three other carbons.
This question seems to be an essay question from experiment. Different solution of oxidizing agent will have different strength. Sulfuric acid or H2SO4 is weaker oxidizing agent when compared to nitric acid (HNO3). In this case, if you subtitute the H2SO4 you wouldn't be able to get the same result for the experiment.