State True or False for the following statements:
$(1)$ Fullerene has $20$ rings of $6$ members and $12$ rings of $5$ members.
$(2)$ $CO$ is neutral while $CO_2$ is acidic.
$(3)$ Boron fibres are used in making light composite material for aircraft.
$(4)$ When borax is heated in a Bunsen burner flame with $CoO$ on a loop of platinum wire,a yellow coloured $Co(BO_2)_2$ bead is formed.

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(A) Statement $(1)$ is True (Fullerene $C_{60}$ consists of $20$ hexagons and $12$ pentagons).
Statement $(2)$ is True ($CO$ is a neutral oxide,whereas $CO_2$ is an acidic oxide).
Statement $(3)$ is True (Boron fibres are used in high-strength,lightweight composite materials).
Statement $(4)$ is False (The bead formed with $CoO$ in the borax bead test is blue in colour,not yellow).

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