Fullerenes

Q. Which of the following allotropes of carbon has a hexagonal-layered structure?

1. Graphite
2. Buckminsterfullerene
3. Diamond
4. Coal

Q.

The most common bucky ball cluster is:-

1. $C_{76}$

2. $C_{20}$

3. $C_{50}$

4. $C_{60}$

Q.

Give any four uses of fullerenes.

Q. Ethene is monomer unit of

1. Polypropylene
2. Polythene
3. Teflon
4. Polyvinyl chloride

Q.

Give reasons for the following:

C-60 was named buckminsterfullerene because…

Q.

Define Fullerene.

Q.

61) Write short notes on compounds of silicon