Buckminsterfullerene is an allotropic form of the element:

Phosphorus

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Sulphur

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Fluorine

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Carbon

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Solution

The correct option is D 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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(a) phoshorus
(b) fluorine
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(d) sulphur

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Q. Question 4
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