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AP EAMCET · Chemistry · p Block Elements (Group 13 & 14)

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

  1. A \(s p^3, s p^2\)
  2. B \(s p^2 ; s p^2\)
  3. C \(s p, s p^2\)
  4. D \(s p^2, s p\)
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(B) \(s p^2 ; s p^2\)

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