Who discovered the allotrope of carbon known as fullerene?

  • A
    Harold Kroto,Richard Smalley,and Robert Curl
  • B
    Marie Curie and Pierre Curie
  • C
    Dmitri Mendeleev and Lothar Meyer
  • D
    Linus Pauling and Robert Mulliken

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Match the following:
List-$I$ (Compound)List-$II$ (Use)
$A$. Kieselghur$I$. Chromatographic material
$B$. Silica gel$II$. Softening of hard water
$C$. $ZSM-5$$III$. Filtration plants
$D$. Hydrated zeolites$IV$. To convert alcohol directly into gasoline

Give reasons for the following:
$(i)$ $CCl_4$ is immiscible in water,whereas $SiCl_4$ is easily hydrolyzed.
$(ii)$ Carbon has a strong tendency for catenation compared to silicon.

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Silicon dissolves in excess of $HF$ due to the formation of:

Which of the following compounds is the most volatile among $CH_4, SiH_4, GeH_4, SnH_4$?

Assertion $(A)$: The maximum covalency of $Si$ and $Ge$ is $6$ but that of carbon is $4$.
Reason $(R)$: Due to the presence of $d$-orbitals in $Si$ and $Ge$,both these elements can undergo $sp^3d^2$ hybridisation and covalency of $6$ is possible. Carbon has no $d$-orbitals in it and hence its covalency is $4$.
The correct answer is:

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