How many pentagons and hexagons are present in one molecule of fullerene?

20 pentagons and 12 hexagons

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12 pentagons and 20 hexagons

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30 pentagons and 30 hexagons

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24 pentagons and 36 hexagons

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Solution

The correct option is B 12 pentagons and 20 hexagons
The fullerene is a carbon cage molecule. Its shape resembles to that of a soccer ball. Its atom are bonded together in twenty
hexagons and twelve pentagons, which are arranged like the panels on some soccer balls. They are called bucky balls.

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