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Sir Harold W. Kroto with models of fullerenes, 1996.

Figure 42: The structure of C60 (buckminsterfullerene). All the carbon atoms are sp2 hybridized, but double bonds are not shown here in the structure for clarity.

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Two fullerene structures: an elongated carbon nanotube and a spherical buckminsterfullerene,...

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Sir Harold W. Kroto with models of fullerenes, 1996.

Sir Harold W. Kroto with models of fullerenes, 1996.

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Figure 42: The structure of C60 (buckminsterfullerene). All the carbon atoms are sp2 hybridized, but double bonds are not shown here in the structure for clarity.

Figure 42: The structure of C60 (buckminsterfullerene)....

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