Question 4
Buckminsterfullerene is allotropic form of
(a) Phosphorus
(b) Sulphur
(c) Carbon
(d) Tin

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Solution

The answer is (c), Carbon.
Buckminsterfullerene is an allotropic form of carbon with $C_{60}$ carbon molecule.
It comprises 20 hexagons and 12 pentagons, with a carbon atom at each corner , and resembles the shape of a football.
Each carbon atom has three bonds.
The structure of Buckminsterfullerene is:

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