Each pentagon is attached only to hexagons while a hexagon is attached to a pentagon as well as a hexagon.
How many atoms will be present in a unit cell of Buckminsterfullerene?
What will the unit cell be shaped like?
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Vinayak Agrawal
·2013-04-25 08:42:25
Buckminster fullerene has 60 carbon atoms arranged in pentagons and hexagons such that it is in the shape of a buckyball or football
Vinayak Agrawal
·2013-05-10 19:32:53