___________ is the only known allotrope of carbon that can be dissolved in common solvents at room temperature.

Diamond

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Graphite

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Fullerene

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Charcoal

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Solution

The correct option is C Fullerene
Graphite is insoluble in water as well as other organic solvents as carbon forms non-polar covalent bonds when it bonds to itself, in graphite.
Diamond is insoluble in water. It does not conduct electricity. Every atom in a diamond is bonded to its neighbours by four strong covalent bonds, leaving no free electrons and no ions.
Similarly, charcoal is insoluble in water and organic solvents.

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