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Buckminsterfullerene Structure and Real-World Applications
Fullerene | Buckministerfullerene |cage like structure of Diamond | 20 hexagons,12 pentagons | Applications Buckminsterfullerene, also known as C60 or buckyball, is a carbon allotrope discovered in 1985. It consists of 60 carbon atoms...
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Carbon: The Element of Life
You may have heard that carbon is the element of life. What does that mean? Let's find out!
FuseSchool
Bucky Balls, Nanotubes & Graphene
Learn the basics about bucky balls, graphene and nano tubes. This video start with a short recap on Allotropes and then starts you off learning about Fullerenes and Graphene and then gives you an overview into nanoscience and it's uses...
Mazz Media
Allotrope
This live-action video program is about the word Allotrope. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word Allotrope through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful,...
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Animation of spinning buckyball (buckminsterfullerene) molecule: Molecules consisting of 60 joined carbon atoms
Animation of spinning buckyball (buckminsterfullerene) molecule: Molecules consisting of 60 joined carbon atoms
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CGI showing space-filling three-dimensional molecular model of a buckyball, also known as buckminsterfullerene, a molecule consisting of 60 carbon atoms
A fullerene is any molecule composed entirely of carbon, in the form of a hollow sphere, ellipsoid or tube. Spherical fullerenes are called buckyballs. C60 buckyballs can often be found in soot. The structure of C60 is a truncated...