Question

explain buckminsterfullence ?...​

Answer 1

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⭐. Fullerence are the crystalline allotrophc form of carbon with cage like structure.

❤.preparaton ❤

• These are formed by strong heating graphite in an electric arc, in presence of inert gases like He or Ar.

❤. properties of Fullerence ❤

• In fullerence , the carbon undergoes sp2 hybridisation.
• C60 molecule has a shape like soccer ball and called "Bukminster Fullerence".
• The spherical fullerence are called bucky ball in short.
• It contains 20 six membered rings and 12 five membered rings.
• A six membered ring fused with six or five membered ring .
• But five membered ring can only fuse with six membered rings.
• Ball shaped fullerence has 60 vertices and each one is occupied by one carbon atom and it is also contains both single and double bonds.