Name the following.
The allotrope of carbon used as a superconductor.

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A superconductor is a substance that has no electrical resistance and allows electric current to pass indefinitely.
The allotrope of carbon used as a superconductor is fullerene.
Fullerenes have many carbon atoms (the number may vary between 30 and 900) held together in a cage-like structure.
They are used as superconductors because they provide minimum resistance to the flow of current.

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Name the following.The allotrope of carbon used as a superconductor.

Name the following.
The allotrope of carbon used as a superconductor.