The INCORRECT statement regarding the structure of is:

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The INCORRECT statement regarding the structure of  is:

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Structure of  (Buckminsterfullerene):

- Contains 20 hexagonal (six-membered) rings and 12 pentagonal (five-membered) rings
- Each C atom forms 3 sigma bonds (sp² hybridized)
- Six-membered rings are fused to both six and five-membered rings ✓
- Five-membered rings are fused ONLY to six-membered rings (no two pentagons share an edge) ✓

(4) INCORRECT — It contains 20 six-membered rings and 12 five-membered rings, NOT 12 six-membered and 24 five-membered rings. ✗

Answer: Option (4)

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