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$C_{60}$ an allotrope of carbon contains

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16 hexagons and 16 pentagons

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20 hexagons and 12 pentagons

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18 hexagons and 14 pentagons

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10 hexagons and 14 pentagons

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Solution

The correct option is B 20 hexagons and 12 pentagons
$C_{60}$ is aromatic allotrope of carbon containing 12 pentagons and 20 hexagons.
It is a fullerene having a shape loke soccer ball and called Buckminster fullerene.

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