Graphite and buckminsterfullerene (C60C_{60}C60) are both allotropes of carbon that contain delocalised electrons. Which statement correctly describes and explains a difference in their structure, bonding, or properties?
Graphite has a giant covalent (macromolecular) structure and is a good electrical conductor, whereas buckminsterfullerene (C60C_{60}C60) has a simple molecular structure and is a poor electrical conductor because its delocalised electrons are restricted within individual molecules.
Both graphite and buckminsterfullerene (C60C_{60}C60) have giant covalent structures, but buckminsterfullerene has a higher sublimation point due to the strength of its spherical covalent network.
In graphite, each carbon atom is covalently bonded to three other carbon atoms, whereas in buckminsterfullerene (C60C_{60}C60), each carbon atom is covalently bonded to four other carbon atoms, leaving no delocalised electrons.
Graphite has a simple molecular structure held together by weak intermolecular forces, whereas buckminsterfullerene (C60C_{60}C60) forms a giant covalent lattice with no intermolecular forces.