Carbon Allotropes Quiz

What is the chemical formula for buckminsterfullerene?

• C20

• C60

• C40

• C80

What is the name of the visionary American inventor, philosopher, and architect who inspired the name 'buckminsterfullerene'?

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Nikola Tesla

• Richard Buckminster Fuller

What is the hardest natural substance known?

• Graphite

• Diamond

• Carbon nanotube

• Bucky ball

What is the shape of a bucky ball?

• Square

• Cylinder

• Cuboid

• Soccer ball like

What is the main property of bucky balls that makes them ideal for molecular shipping containers?

• Brittle

• Hollow insides

• Soft

• Opaque

Which of the following are not allotropes of carbon?

• fullerenes

• lead

• Diamond

• Graphite