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C(60) an allotrope of carbon contains...

`C_(60)` an allotrope of carbon contains

A

`20` pentagons and `12` hexagons

B

` 12` pentagons and ` 20` hexagons

C

` 30` pentagons and ` 30` hexagons

D

`24` pentagons and `36` hexagons

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