| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:mole gptkb:allotrope_of_carbon
 gptkb:fullerene
 
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                                | gptkbp:alternativeName | gptkb:C60 gptkb:buckyball
 soccer ball molecule
 
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                                | gptkbp:band | sp2 hybridized carbon atoms 
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                                | gptkbp:CASNumber | 99685-96-8 
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                                | gptkbp:chemicalFormula | gptkb:C60 
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                                | gptkbp:color | black 
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                                | gptkbp:crystalSystem | face-centered cubic 
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                                | gptkbp:discoveredBy | gptkb:Richard_Smalley gptkb:Robert_Curl
 gptkb:Sean_O'Brien
 gptkb:Harry_Kroto
 gptkb:James_Heath
 
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                                | gptkbp:discoveredIn | 1985 
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                                | gptkbp:foundIn | interstellar space soot
 
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                                | gptkbp:hasCageStructure | true 
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                                | gptkbp:isAromatic | true 
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                                | gptkbp:isSpherical | true 
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                                | gptkbp:IUPACName | gptkb:(C60-Ih)[5,6]fullerene 
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                                | gptkbp:meltingPoint | ~600°C (decomposes) 
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                                | gptkbp:molecularWeight | 720.66 g/mol 
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                                | gptkbp:namedAfter | gptkb:Buckminster_Fuller 
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                                | gptkbp:nobelPrizeLaureate | gptkb:Richard_Smalley gptkb:Robert_Curl
 gptkb:Harry_Kroto
 
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                                | gptkbp:nobelPrizeRelated | gptkb:1996_Nobel_Prize_in_Chemistry 
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                                | gptkbp:numberOfCarbonAtoms | 60 
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                                | gptkbp:numberOfHexagons | 20 
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                                | gptkbp:numberOfPentagons | 12 
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                                | gptkbp:PubChem_CID | 123591 CHEBI:33119
 
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                                | gptkbp:relatedTo | gptkb:jewelry gptkb:fullerene
 graphene
 graphite
 
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                                | gptkbp:shape | gptkb:truncated_icosahedron 
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                                | gptkbp:solubility | insoluble in water soluble in benzene
 soluble in toluene
 
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                                | gptkbp:symmetry | Ih 
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                                | gptkbp:uses | gptkb:nanotechnology materials science
 organic photovoltaics
 medicine research
 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Harold_Kroto 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 5 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Buckminsterfullerene 
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