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What evidence supports the notion that buckyballs are actual molecules and not extended materials? (a) Buckyballs are made of carbon. (b) Buckyballs have a well-defined atomic structure and molecular weight. (c) Buckyballs have a well-defined melting point. (d) Buckyballs are semiconductors. (e) More than one of the previous choices.
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Problem 12.98What evidence supports the notion that buckyballs are actual molecules and not extendedmaterials (a) Buckyballs are made of carbon. (b) Buckyballs have a well-defined atomicstructure and molecular weight. (c) Buckyballs have a well-defined melting point. (d) Buckyballsare semiconductors. (e) More than one of the previous choices. Step-by-step solution Step 1 of 6Buckyball or buckminister fullerene C is an allotrope of carbon with 60 carbon atoms bonded 60together in a hollow cage-like structure. The structure consists of 32 faces made up of 20hexagons and 12 pentagons with a molecular weight of 720 g/mol . It sublimes at about 600and is a semiconductor.
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