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Buckminsterfullerene is an allotropic form of the element:


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Phosphorus

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Fluorine
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Carbon
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Sulphur
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Solution

The correct option is C Carbon

The crystalline allotrope of carbon is fullerene. The best-known fullerene is Buckminsterfullerene, that consists of 60 carbon atoms joined together in a series of 5- and 6- membered to form a spherical molecule resembling a soccer ball. So its formula is C-60.

This allotrope was named as Buckminsterfullerene after the American architect.


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