Buckyball C60 molecule, illustration

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Illustration of a buckyball molecule, C60 molecule also known as buckminsterfullerene. Fullerenes are structurally distinct forms (allotropes) of carbon. This buckyball has 60 carbon atoms arranged in a spherical structure consisting of interlinking hexagonal and pentagonal rings.

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