NEET Chemistry: Chemistry - Carbon and its Compounds questions with solutions

Q1. Crystalline form of carbon having 60 carbon atoms joined together is called:

1. polymer
2. buckminster fullerene
3. coal
4. diamond

Answer: buckminster fullerene

Buckminster fullerene is the C60 allotrope of carbon, consisting of 60 carbon atoms bonded in a closed cage structure. Its distinctive spherical shape is why it is also called a “buckyball.”