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2.3 Structure and bonding of carbon

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Question 9
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The structure of a fullerene is based on hexagonal rings of carbon atoms. Which other rings may a fullerene also contain?

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A

rings containing five carbon atoms or seven carbon atoms

B

rings containing three carbon atoms or four carbon atoms

C

rings containing four carbon atoms or eight carbon atoms

D

rings containing eight carbon atoms or nine carbon atoms

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2.3 Structure and bonding of carbon Questions

  1. GCSE
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40 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Chemistry 2.3 Structure and bonding of carbon, covering 2.3.1 Diamond, 2.3.2 Graphite, and 2.3.3 Graphene and fullerenes. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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