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Carbon nano-tubes are which type of fullerenes ?

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Spherical

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Cylindrical

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Cubical

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None of these

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Solution

The correct option is A Cylindrical
Cylindrical fullerenes are also called carbon nanotubes or buckytubes. These are a form of carbon similar to graphite found in pencils. They are hollow cylindrical tubes and are 10,000 times smaller than a human hair.

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