Crystalline form of carbon having 60 carbon atoms joined together is called :

graphite

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buckminsterfullerene

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coal

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diamond

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The correct option is B buckminsterfullerene
Buckminsterfullerene is a spherical fullerene molecule with the formula C-60. It has a cage-like fused ring structure that resembles a soccer ball made of hexagons and pentagons with a C atom at each vertex.

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