Question

What is the formula of the buckyball?

• A. $P_4$
• B. $S_8$
• C. $T{i}_3$
• D. $C_{60}$

Answer 1

The correct option is D $C_{60}$

$C_{60}$, fullerene is a molecule composed of 60 carbon atoms. It's also referred to as buckminsterfullerene and buckyballs.

It has a cage-like fused-ring structure that resembles a soccer ball, made of twenty hexagons and twelve pentagons, with a carbon atom which has one $\pi$ bond and two $\sigma$ bonds.

Hence, option D is the correct answer.