The correct statements among the following
I) Fullerene has both single and double bonds.
II) C–C bond lengths in Fullerene are 143.5 pm and 138.3 pm.
III) Fullerene has one electron at each carbon which is delocalized into molecular orbitals.
IV) Fullerene is aromatic in nature.

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I and II only

I, II, III and IV

I, II and IV only

I, II and III only

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

Fullerene is a ball shaped molecule has 60 vertices and each one is occupied by one carbon atom and it also contains both single and double bonds with C–C distances of 143.5 pm and 138.3 pm respectively. Each carbon atom forms three sigma bonds with other three carbon atoms. The remaining electron at each carbon is delocalized in molecular orbitals, which in turn give aromatic
character to molecule.

Hence, statements I, II, III, and IV are correct.

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