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Fullerenes form a class of carbon allotropes. The first one to be identified was - |
A. | C-59 |
B. | C-60 |
C. | C-61 |
D. | C-69 |
Answer» B. C-60 | |
Explanation: The first fullerene to be identified was C-60 which has carbon atoms arranged in the shape of a football. Since this looked like the geodesic dome designed by the US architect Buckminster Fuller, the molecule was named fullerene. |
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