What is a bucky-ball?

60 carbon molecule ( C₆₀)

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The correct option is A 60 carbon molecule ( C₆₀)
Bucky-ball is a spherical molecule with the formula C₆₀. It has a cage-like fused-ring structure which resembles a soccer ball. It is made up of twenty hexagons and twelve pentagons, with a carbon atom at each vertex of each polygon and a bond along each polygon edge.

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