Fullerenes
Key Stage 4
Meaning
Fullerenes are allotropes of carbon in which the atoms are bonded in a mixture of hexagonal and pentagonal arrangements to form a sphere.
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| A diagram showing the arrangement of carbon atoms in a fullerene. |
About Fullerenes
- Fullerenes are a giant covalent structure.
- Fullerenes and any sphere shaped allotropes of Carbon so they may have many different sizes and numbers of Carbon atoms.
Edexcel
- Fullerenes, page 188, GCSE Combined Science, Pearson Edexcel
- Fullerenes, page 44, GCSE Chemistry, Pearson, Edexcel
- Fullerenes, page 87, GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, Edexcel
- Fullerenes, pages 24, 105, GCSE Chemistry; The Revision Guide, CGP, Edexcel
- Fullerenes, pages 63, 64, GCSE Chemistry, CGP, Edexcel