A Figure 12.49 Buckminsterfullerene, C6o- The molecule has a highly symmetric structure in which the 60 carbon atoms sit at the vertices of a truncated icosahedron. The bottom view showS, onlyindow the bonds between carbon atoms.

A Figure 12.49 Buckminsterfullerene, C6o- The molecule has a highly symmetric structure in which the 60 carbon atoms sit at the vertices of a truncated icosahedron. The bottom view showS, onlyindow the bonds between carbon atoms.

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Problem 8.5PAE: What is the relationship between the structures of buckminsterfullerene and carbon nanotubes?

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Question

How many bonds does each carbon
atom in C60 make? Based on this
observation, would you expect the
bonding in C60 to be more like that
in diamond or that in graphite?

A Figure 12.49 Buckminsterfullerene,
C6o- The molecule has a highly symmetric
structure in which the 60 carbon
atoms sit at the vertices of a truncated
icosahedron. The bottom view showS, onlyindow
the bonds between carbon atoms.

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