Chemistry GCSE
Hexagonal rings
What Hexagonal rings means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Hexagonal rings
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Six-membered rings of carbon atoms, exactly like those in graphite, that form the main framework of fullerenes.
Topics that use Hexagonal rings
- Graphene and fullerenes (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Buckminsterfullerene
- Carbon nanotubes
- Electrical conductivity in carbon nanotubes
- Fullerenes
- Structure-property-application links
- Five-membered rings
- Graphene
- Spherical fullerenes
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