Buckyball molecule C60 close-up. Glassy molecular model of the spherical fullerene molecule C60. Fullerenes are structurally distinct forms (allotrope

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Buckyball molecule C60 close-up. Glassy molecular model of the spherical fullerene molecule C60. Fullerenes are structurally distinct forms (allotropes) of carbon. This one has 60 carbon atoms arranged in a spherical structure consisting of interlinking hexagonal and pentagonal rings.

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