Computer graphics space-filling representation of the hypothetical packing of a cluster of Buckminsterfullerene (C60) molecules, a novel form of pure

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Computer graphics space-filling representation of the hypothetical packing of a cluster of Buckminsterfullerene (C60) molecules, a novel form of pure carbon. The molecule was first described by Huffman et al in 1990 & consists of 60 carbon atoms packed in an icosahedral pattern similar to that of a panelled football. It derives its name from Richard Buckminster Fuller, the architect & engineer who utilised icosahedral geometry in his geodesic domes. Subsequent research has provided a family of fullerenes (Buckyballs) including C70 & the so-called giant fullerenes, C240, C540 & C960.

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Size: 4895px × 3661px
Photo credit: © CLIVE FREEMAN/BIOSYM TECHNOLOGIES/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: allotrope, aromatic, buckminsterfullerene, buckyball, c60, carbon, chemical, chemistry, cluste, cluster, compound, compounds, computer, crystal, fullerene, graphic, icosahedral, molecule, molecules, organic, packed, packing