Question

name an allotrope of carbon which contain 60 carbon atoms

Answer 1

Buckminster fullerene C60 is the allotrope of carbon in which contain 60 carbon atoms

Answer 2

The allotrope of carbon which contains 60 carbon atoms is Buckminsterfullerene or buckyball.

Explanation:

• Allotrope refers to a different form of the same element in the same physical state.
• The allotrope of carbon is as follows:

1. Diamond
2. Graphite
3. Buckminsterfullerene
4. C70
5. Fullerite
6. Lonsdaleite
7. Amorphous carbon
8. Single walled-carbon Nanotube

• The carbon composition of the above-mentioned allotropes is different. Each allotrope different structure.
• Among them, Buckminsterfullerene is the allotrope which is composed of 60 carbons due to which it is also called as C60.
• The allotrope with more than 500 carbon atoms is Fullerite.

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