2/17/09
Bucky Ball
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Buckminster fullerene (IUPAC name (C60-Ih) fullerene) is the smallest fullerene in which no two pentagons share an edge. It is also the most common in terms of natural occurrence, as it can often be found in soot. The structure of C60 is a truncated T=3 icosahedron, which resembles a soccer ball of the type made of hexagons and pentagons, with a carbon atom at the corners of each hexagon and a bond along each edge. The diameter of a C60 molecule is about one nanometer. From AIDS medicines to superconductors to flat-screen TVs, a wide range of medical and industrial uses are envisioned for the buckminster fullerene, an incredibly strong soccer-ball-shaped molecule that is the third form of carbon after diamond and graphite.
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