Newly discovered allotrope of carbon is called ?

Fullerene

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The correct option is A Fullerene
Newly discovered allotrope of carbon is called fullerene.
The first fullerene molecule to be discovered, and the family's namesake, buckminsterfullerene (C60), was prepared in 1985. A fullerene is a molecule of carbon in the form of a hollow sphere, ellipsoid, tube, and many other shapes. Spherical fullerenes are also called buckyballs.

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