An approximately spherical allotrope of carbon containing 60 or 70 atoms is ________
A)spherohexadecalene and spheroheptadecalene.
B)spheralene-60 and spheralene-70.
C)fullerene.
D)graphitolene.
E)soccerene.

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The spherical allotrope of carbon containing 60 or 70 atoms is called fullerene. Fullerene is a third form of pure carbon along with diamond and graphite. It was discovered in 1985 and is also known as buckminsterfullerene, named after the architect Buckminster Fuller, who designed geodesic dome structures that resemble the shape of fullerene molecules.

An Approximately Spherical Allotrope of Carbon Containing 60 or 70