40. Buckminsterfullerene, C60, is an allotrope of carbon. Examine its structure below, and predict how many unhybridized p orbitals there are in a C60 molecule. a. 10 b. 20 c. 30 d. 60 e. 120
40. Buckminsterfullerene, C60, is an allotrope of carbon. Examine its structure below, and predict how many unhybridized p orbitals there are in a C60 molecule. a. 10 b. 20 c. 30 d. 60 e. 120
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b. 20
c. 30
d. 60
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Transcribed Image Text:40. Buckminsterfullerene, C60, is an allotrope of carbon. Examine its structure below, and predict how
many unhybridized p orbitals there are in a С6⁰ molecule.
a. 10
b. 20
c. 30
d. 60
e. 120
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