Buckminsterfullerene(C60), often called "buckyball" is an allotrope of
carbon. It is entirely composed of 60 carbon atoms. It is named after
architect Buckminster Fuller due to its resemblance to the geodesic
domes he designed. Its structure resembles a hollow sphere or a soccer
ball, consisting of 60 carbon atoms arranged in a series of interlocking
hexagons and pentagons.
Buckminsterfullerene was first
discovered in 1985 by a team of scientists led by Harry Kroto, Richard
Smalley, and Robert Curl. Their discovery earned them the Nobel Prize in
Chemistry in 1996.
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