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Which of the fullerenes is called Buckmi...

Which of the fullerenes is called Buckminsterfullerene ?

A

`C_(70)`

B

`C_(350)`

C

`C_(60)`

D

`C_(120)`

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C
It was named after `R`. Buckminster fuller, a genius of the `20th` century. His name is particularly associated with the geodesic dome, an architectural design of tremendous strength, that has the same structural arrangement as the `C_(60)` molecule.
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