(a) Phosphorus
(b) Fluorine
(c) Carbon
(d) Sulphur
Solution:
Option (c) is the answer. Buckminsterfullerene has the formula C60 and is a kind of fullerene. It is made up of twenty hexagons and twelve pentagons and has a cage-like fused-ring structure that resembles a soccer ball. There are three bonds between each carbon atom. It’s a black solid that becomes violet when dissolved in hydrocarbon liquids.
