Question

Buckyballs are a type of _____________ shaped like ____________.

• A. graphite; a crystal
• B. graphite; flat layers
• C. fullerene; a hollow cylinder
• D. fullerene; a geodesic dome

Answer 1

The correct option is D fullerene; a geodesic dome

Buckyballs or Buckminister fullerene is a fullerene whose formula is 160. It contains 20 hexagons and 12 pentagons which resembles like a soller ball i.e. it shape is like geodesic dome.