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Two adjacent layers in graphite are bonded by comparatively _______ forces.

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  1. strong

  2. weak

  3. both A and B

  4. none of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Graphite is an allotrope of carbon. Each carbon is covalently bobded to other three carbon atoms, it contains layers of carbon. The layers slid over each other easily because of the weak Van der Walls' forces between them.

Crystalline fullerene has __________ properties.

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  1. semiconducting

  2. insulating

  3. both $A$ and $B$

  4. none of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Fullerene is an allotrope of carbon in the form of hollow sphere and called as buckyballs. $C-60$ is the crystalline form and is used as semiconductor.

Density of graphite is :

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  1. $0.5\ g/cm^3$

  2. $2.266\ g/cm^3$

  3. $1.08\ g/cm^3$

  4. none of the above

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Crystal density of graphite is $2.266 g/cm^3$ as compared with $3.53 g/cm^3$ for diamond.
In the graphite structure, only three of the four valence electrons of carbon form regular covalent bonds with adjacent carbon atoms.

The most stable fullerene is :

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  1. $C _{60}$

  2. $C _{70}$

  3. $C _{100}$

  4. $C _{90}$

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

C-60 is the most stable form and it led the scientists to the conclusion that the cluster must be a spheroidal closed cage in the form of icosahedron.

The first fullerene was discovered in :

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  1. $1970$

  2. $1967$

  3. $1997$

  4. $1985$

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The first fullerene was discovered in 1985 by Sir Harold W.Kroto, Smalley and Robert F.Curl. They obtained a cage like molecules composed of 60 carbon atoms.

The most common fullerene is $C {60}$. 60 C-atoms are arranged in _____ pentagons and ______ hexagons.

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  1. $12, 20$

  2. $16, 26$

  3. $12, 40$

  4. $16, 40$

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

60 carbon atoms are joined together by single and double bonds to form a hollow sphere with 12 pentagonal and 20 hexagonal faces, a design that resembles a football.

Chemically, diamond is :

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  1. a mixture of metal carbonates

  2. pure carbon

  3. a pure form of sand

  4. a mixture of calcium and magnesium phosphates

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Diamond is an allotrope of carbon and it is present in pure form since it contains carbon atoms tetrahedrally bonded to each other.

Which of the following statement is true for graphite?


(a) In graphite, each carbon atom is bonded to four other carbon atoms.
(b) Graphite is very hard.
(c) It is a good conductor of electricity.
(d) It is bad conductor of electricity.

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  1. a, b and d

  2. only c

  3. a and d

  4. a and c

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The  statement C is  true for graphite.
(a) In graphite, each carbon atom is bonded to three other carbon atoms.
(b) Graphite is soft.
(c) It is a good conductor of electricity as delocalised electrons are free to move in delocalised molecular orbitals.

Which of the following substance consists of only one element?

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  1. Diamond

  2. Glass

  3. Marble

  4. Sand

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Diamond is the purest form of carbon while glass is composed of silica, sodium carbonate. Marble is calcium carbonate and sand is silicon dioxide.

The allotrope of carbon which is a good conductor of heat and electricity is:

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  1. diamond

  2. sugar charcoal

  3. graphite

  4. wood charcoal

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Graphite is an allotrope of carbon other than diamond. 


It has planar structure in which three electrons are covalently bonded while the fourth electron is free to migrate in the layered structure and makes graphite electrically conductive.

Hence, option $C$ is correct.