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Fullerene is an …….. of carbon.

Fullerene is an allotrope of carbon.

Explanation:

i. Fullerene is a crystalline allotrope of carbon.

ii. It is a recently discovered allotrope of carbon.

iii. In crystalline allotrope, there is a proper arrangement of atoms. Fullerene has specific arrangement of atoms.

iv. It exists in the form of buckyball.

Structure of fullerene