Buckminsterfullerene is an allotropic form of
(a) phosphorus
(b) sulphur
(c) carbon
(d) tin
Answer:(c)
Solution:
Buckminsterfullerene is an allotrope of carbon-containing clusters of 60 carbon atoms joined together to form spherical molecules. It is also known as a fullerene and is named after American architect R. Buckminster Fuller. Its formula is C60, (C-Sixty) has 20 hexagons and 12 pentagons. Other allotropic forms of carbon are graphite, diamond, coal, coke…etc.
Therefore, option (c) is correct.