Key Stage 4
Meaning
Fullerenes are allotropes of carbon in which the atoms are bonded in a mixture of hexagonal and pentagonal arrangements to form a sphere.
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| A diagram showing the arrangement of carbon atoms in a fullerene. |
About Fullerenes
- Fullerenes are a giant covalent structure.
- Fullerenes and any sphere shaped allotropes of carbon so they may have many different sizes and numbers of carbon atoms.