Skip to content

Course home

Question bank·2.3 Structure and bonding of carbon
Sign up

2.3 Structure and bonding of carbon

EasyMediumHard
123456789101112131415
Question 3

A materials database contains an entry for a carbon nanotube.

Which feature explains why a carbon nanotube is classified as a fullerene?

[1]
A

it contains strong covalent bonds between carbon atoms

B

it forms a hollow molecule with a cylindrical shape

C

it has delocalised electrons that can move along it

D

it contains hexagonal rings joined to other carbon rings

Markscheme

2.3 Structure and bonding of carbon Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Chemistry
  3. /2.3 Structure and bonding of carbon

68 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.

More questions