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Fullerene

physical science Maturity 11-13

Tiny bits of carbon can make balls.

C60 Buckyball.gif
C60 Buckyball.gif
These balls look like soccer balls. They can also look like long tubes.
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Kohlenstoffnanoroehre Animation.gif
These bits are found in space. They are even in soot. Do you want to see them?

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File:C60 Molecule.svg
C60 Molecule.svg
File:C20 Fullerene.png
C20 Fullerene.png
File:Carbon nanotube zigzag povray cropped.PNG
Carbon nanotube zigzag povray cropped.PNG
File:C60-Fulleren-kristallin.JPG
C60-Fulleren-kristallin.JPG
File:Fullerene c540.png
Fullerene c540.png
File:c60 isosurface.png
c60 isosurface.png
File:C60 Buckyball.gif
C60 Buckyball.gif
File:Fullerene_C70.png
Fullerene_C70.png
File:Kohlenstoffnanoroehre Animation.gif
Kohlenstoffnanoroehre Animation.gif
File:C60 SEM.jpg
C60 SEM.jpg
File:C60 Fullerene solution.jpg
C60 Fullerene solution.jpg
File:Carbon 60 Olive Oil Solution.JPG
Carbon 60 Olive Oil Solution.JPG
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