Question

Write a detailed note on bucky-ball,Answer the given questions in detail.

Answer 1

A buckyball is a molecule called Buckminsterfullerene. Composed of 60 carbon atoms formed in the shape of a hollow ball, buckyballs have, as yet, little practical use, although they do make up nanotubes, which have some uses. The story of buckyballs begins in 1985 in the laboratory of British astronomer Harold Kroto.

Answer 2

Bucky-balls ,also called as fullerenes , were one of the first nanoparticles discovered. This Discovery take place in 1985. Buckyballs are molecules of buckminsterfullerene.
Buckyballs are composed of carbon atoms linked to three other atoms by covalent bond.