Question
Download Solution PDFThe first Fullerene to be identified was _______.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is C-60.
Key Points
- C-60 is named as Buckminsterfullerene.
- It was discovered in early September 1985.
- The fullerene was first discovered in 1985 by Sir Harold W. Kroto, Smalley, and Robert F. Curl.
- They discovered a cage-like molecule composed of 60 carbon atoms.
- They are a series of hollow carbon molecules that form a closed cage or a cylinder.
Additional Information
- Buckminsterfullerene is an allotrope of carbon and has 60 carbon atoms joined together.
- C-60 consists of five and six-membered carbon rings fused to each other.
- The shape of the C-60 resembles a soccer ball.
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