Buckminsterfullerene
What Buckminsterfullerene means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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A spherical fullerene, C₆₀, whose surface is made from hexagons and pentagons.
A spherical fullerene, C₆₀, with 60 carbon atoms and a fixed formula.
Topics that use Buckminsterfullerene
- Graphene and fullerenes (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Carbon nanotubes
- Electrical conductivity in carbon nanotubes
- Fullerenes
- Structure-property-application links
- Five-membered rings
- Graphene
- Hexagonal rings
- Spherical fullerenes
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