The hybridisation of elements present in fullerene and graphite are respectively.

The hybridisation of elements present in fullerene and graphite are respectively.
  1. $s p^3, s p^2$
  2. $s p^2 ; s p^2$
  3. $s p, s p^2$
  4. $s p^2, s p$

Solution

Fullerene and graphite are crystalline allotropes of carbon. The carbon is in $s p^2$-hybridised state in both of them.

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2022 (06 Jul Shift 2)

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