NEET2011Chemistryp Block Elements (Group 13 & 14)Actual
The wrong statement about fullerene is
Options
- Ait has 5-membered carbon ring
- Bit has 6-membered carbon ring
- Cit has s p^2 hybridization
- Dit has 5-membered rings more than 6-membered rings
Correct answer
D. it has 5-membered rings more than 6-membered rings
Step-by-step solution
Fullerene consists of 12 five-membered rings and 20 six-membered rings. So it has five membered rings less than six membered rings.