Buckminsterfullerene is a type of fullerene with the formula C60. It has a cage-like fused-ring structure made of twenty hexagons and twelve pentagons, and resembles a football. Each of its 60 carbon atoms is bonded to its three neighbors.
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| Subject | Buckminsterfullerene |
| Category | Cage-like allotrope of carbon |
| Reading time | 1 min · Intermediate |
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