Multiple choice

Consider the following facts:

  1. Carbon nanotubes are isotopes of carbon and have important application in nanotechnology.
  2. Their most important property is that they are thermal insulators and hence, can be used in optics, electronics and other branches of material science, besides nanotechnology.

Which of the statements given above is/are true?

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. Neither 1 nor 2
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are allotropes of carbon with a cylindrical nanostructure. In particular, owing to their extraordinary thermal conductivity and mechanical and electrical properties, carbon nanotubes find applications as additives to various structural materials. 

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