Question

70. What is the hybridization of carbon atoms in fullerene?
A) SP3
B) SP
C) SP2
D) dSP3
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Answer 1

Answer:

Because of the curvature of the surface, fullerene hybridization falls between graphite (sp2) and diamond (sp3) and these new carbon allotropes are therefore of intermediate, and perhaps variable hybridization. According to poavI theory the carbon atoms in C60 are of sp2-28 hybridization.