What is C-60 atom orBuckminster fullerene ?
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It is an allotrope of Carbon. It is made up of 60 carbon atoms and is shaped roughly like a football with Pentagon's and hexagon's. It was discovered by Buckminster Fuller who thought it looked like a geodesic dome.
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They are allotropes of carbon.
Fullerenes form another type of carbon allotropes.the first one was identified to contain 60 carbon atoms in the shape of a football. ( c-60).since this looks like the geodesic dome designed by the US architect Buck minster fuller, it is named as Buck minster Fullerene.
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