Would You Expect the Linear Allotrope of Carbon to Conduct

question 77

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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