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The INCORRECT statement regarding the structure of \(\mathrm{C_{60}}\) is :

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C60 (buckminsterfullerene) has 20 hexagons and 12 pentagons.
Updated On: Nov 4, 2026
  • The five-membered rings are fused only to six-membered rings.
  • It contains 12 six-membered rings and 24 five-membered rings.
  • Each carbon atom forms three sigma bonds.
  • The six-membered rings are fused to both six and five-membered rings.
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The Correct Option is B

Solution and Explanation

C60 is a truncated icosahedron with 20 six-membered rings and 12 five-membered rings (32 faces in total).
Each pentagon is surrounded by hexagons only, so the five-membered rings are fused only to six-membered rings (statement 1 correct).
Each hexagon is fused to three hexagons and three pentagons, so statement 4 is correct.
Every carbon is bonded to three other carbons by sigma bonds (plus one pi bond delocalised), so statement 3 is correct.
Statement 2, "12 six-membered and 24 five-membered rings", is wrong.
Answer: (2) It contains 12 six-membered rings and 24 five-membered rings.
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