Would You Expect the Linear Allotrope of Carbon to Conduct

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Multiple Choice

Would you expect the linear allotrope of carbon to conduct electricity? (Fragments of it were first prepared and characterized in 1998.)

• A)No, the linear carbon chains would have no free electrons for carrying electricity.
• B)Yes, this allotrope would be ionic and would therefore conduct electricity.
• C)No, linear carbon chains would easily break under any electrical potential difference.
• D)Yes, electrons can move through the delocalized  network.
• E)No, only metals conduct electricity.

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