Question

$C_{60}$, an allotrope of carbon contains :

• A. 20 hexagons and 12 pentagons
• B. 12 hexagons and 20 pentagons
• C. 18 hexagons and 14 pentagons
• D. 16 hexagons and 16 pentagons

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

In $C_{60}$ molecule there are 20 hexagons and 12 pentagons $\therefore$ Ans.(1)