question_answer 32)

    Buckminsterfullerene is an allotropic form of (a) phosphorus                 (b) sulphur                          (c) carbon                            (d) tin

Answer:

                  (c) Buckminsterfullerene is an allotrope of carbon containing clusters of 60 carbon atoms joined together to form spherical molecules. Its formula is (C-Sixty). It is a dark solid at room temperature and as compared to another allotropic form of carbon (diamond and graphite), it is neither very hard nor soft.