The INCORRECT statement regarding the structure of C₆₀ is:

Option 1 - <p>Each carbon atom forms three sigma bonds.</p>
Option 2 - <p>The five- membered rings are fused only to six-membered rings.</p>
Option 3 - <p>The six-membered rings are fused to both six and five-membered rings.</p>
Option 4 - <p>It contains 12 six-membered rings and 24 five- membered rings.</p>
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In a C? fullerene molecule, all 60 carbon atoms are identical. Each carbon atom is bonded to three other carbon atoms via sigma bonds. The structure is composed of 20 six-membered rings and 12 five-membered rings.

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