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C_{60}, an allotrope of carbon contains :

  • Option 1)

    12\:hexagons\:and\:20\:pentagons.

  • Option 2)

     18\; hexagons\; and\; 14 \; pentagons.

  • Option 3)

    16\: hexagons\: and \: 16 \: pentagons.

  • Option 4)

    20 \:hexagons\: and\:12\:pentagons.

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C_{60} is the allotrope of carbon contains 

twenty six - membered rings and twelve five -membered rings. It is Buckminsterfullerene.

20 \; hexagon\; and \; 12 \; pentagon  is the correct option


Option 1)

12\:hexagons\:and\:20\:pentagons.

Option 2)

 18\; hexagons\; and\; 14 \; pentagons.

Option 3)

16\: hexagons\: and \: 16 \: pentagons.

Option 4)

20 \:hexagons\: and\:12\:pentagons.

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