Question

Write a short note on Fullerene.
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Answer 1

• <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Fullerenes are crystalline allotrope of carbon.

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• They are also called buckminsterfullerene.

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• The structure of fullerene is made up of a series of hollow carbon molecules, either in the form of closed cages ("buckyballs") or cylindrical tubes (carbon "nanotubes").

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