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[[Fullerenes]] are [[allotrope]]s of [[carbon]] in which the [[atom]]s are [[bond]]ed in a [[hexagon]]al arrangement to form a [[sphere]].
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[[Fullerenes]] are [[allotrope]]s of [[carbon]] in which the [[atom]]s are [[bond]]ed in a mixture of [[hexagon]]al and [[pentagon]]al arrangements to form a [[sphere]].
  
 
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Revision as of 19:41, 31 December 2018

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.

FullereneStructure.png
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.