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With respect to graphite and diamond, which of the statement (s) given below is (are) correct?

$1 .$ Graphite has higher electrical conductivity than diamond

$2 .$ Graphite is harder than diamond

$3 .$ Graphite has higher C - C bond order than diamond

$4 .$ Graphite has higher thermal conductivity than diamond

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Important Questions on The p-Block Elements

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Choose the correct statement:

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The INCORRECT statement regarding the structure of

C_{60}

is :

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Diamond is extremely hard whereas graphite is soft. This is because

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The element that shows greater ability to form

pπ - pπ

multiple bonds is:

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What is the hybridization of carbon atoms in fullerene?

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How many five-membered and six-membered rings are present in a buckmisterfullerene

(C_{60}) ?

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The number of six membered and five membered rings in Buckminster Fullerence respectively is

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Match list-I with List-II :

List - I	List - II
A. Coke	I. Carbon atoms are ${sp}^{3}$ hybridised
B. Diamond	II. Used as dry lubricants
C. Fullerene	III. Used as a reducing agent
D. Graphite	IV. Cage like molecules

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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The number of pentagons in

C_{60}

and trigons (triangles) in white phosphorus, are;

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In diamond, the hybridization of each carbon atom is

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Identify the correct statements regarding fullerene.

$i .$ It has $60$ vertices.
$ii .$ All the carbon atoms are in the ${sp}^{3}$ hybridisation.
$iii .$ The number of rings having six carbons each is $20$ and the number of rings having five carbons each is $12$ .
$iv .$ All the $C - C$ bond lengths in it are equal.

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Chemistry>Inorganic Chemistry>The p-Block Elements>Allotropes of Carbon

C_{60},

an allotrope of carbon contains

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The

C - C

bond length is maximum in:

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Assertion: Among the carbon allotropes, diamond is an insulator, whereas, graphite is a good conductor of electricity.

Reason: Hybridization of carbon in diamond and graphite are