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Question

A third allotrope of Carbon, Fullerene was discovered by a team of 3 scientists who were awarded Chemistry Nobel Prize. Identify the one who was not a member of that team.

  1. H.W. Kroto
  2. R.F. Curl
  3. R.E. Smalley
  4. Feyman

Answer:

Option D: Feyman

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Feyman ”.

Sir Harold Walter Kroto, Richard Errett Smalley, and Robert Floyd Curl Jr. are the three scientists who won the 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their discovery of fullerenes, also known as buckminsterfullerene or "buckyballs".