Question

The most common bucky ball cluster is:-

• A. Fullerene
• B. $C_{20}$
• C. $C_{50}$
• D. $C_{60}$

Answer 1

The correct option is D

$C_{60}$

The most common buckminsterfullerene or buckyball structure is made up of 60 carbon atoms $C_{60}$ arranged in a spherical manner. It is named after Richard Buckminster Fuller, an american architect. There are larger and smaller fullerenes, made of 32, 50, 70 and 76 carbon atoms.