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For Bucky ball or Buck minister fullerene, which option is incorrect :

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a

It has 12 hexagons and 20 pentagons.

b

It has sp2 hybridized nature & resembles with soccer ball.

c

An allotrope of carbon.

d

It is referred as C-60

answer is D.

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Buck minister fullerene also called as bulky ball or C60. It looks like a football or a soccer ball. It is called C60 because it has 60 carbon atoms arranged in hexagonal and pentagonal configurations. There are 12 pentagons and 20 hexagons.  All carbon atoms in fullerene is sp2 hybridized, and the number of sigma and double bonds are 60 and 30 respectively.

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For Bucky ball or Buck minister fullerene, which option is incorrect :