Fullerenes ("Buckeyballs") Are Spherical Molecules Composed Exclusively of Carbon Atoms

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Multiple Choice

Fullerenes ("buckeyballs") are spherical molecules composed exclusively of carbon atoms. What is their connection with meteoric impacts?

• A) Fullerenes are not produced naturally on Earth, so any fullerenes found here must have been carried here from space.
• B) Fullerenes are not produced naturally on Earth, but they can be created in the tremendous heat and compression of a large meteoric impact.
• C) Fullerenes with gas molecules trapped inside could only have been produced in supernova explosions.
• D) Fullerenes with gas molecules trapped inside could only have been produced in the tremendous heat and compression of a large meteoric impact.

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