Buckyball

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Molecule
Allotrope of carbon
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:Buckminsterfullerene
gptkb:C60
gptkb:Fullerene-C60
gptkbp:band sp2 hybridized carbon atoms
gptkbp:CASNumber 99685-96-8
gptkbp:category gptkb:Fullerene
Carbon molecule
Nanomaterial
gptkbp:chemicalFormula gptkb:C60
gptkbp:color Black (solid)
gptkbp:crystalSystem Face-centered cubic (at room temperature)
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Richard_Smalley
gptkb:Robert_Curl
gptkb:Harold_Kroto
gptkb:Sean_O'Brien
gptkb:James_Heath
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1985
gptkbp:electricalConductivity Semiconductor
gptkbp:firstSynthesized gptkb:Rice_University
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Soot
Meteorites
Interstellar space
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Buckyball
gptkbp:magneticProperties Diamagnetic
gptkbp:meltingPoint ~600°C (decomposes)
gptkbp:molecularWeight 720.66 g/mol
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Buckminster_Fuller
gptkbp:nobelPrizeRelated gptkb:1996_Nobel_Prize_in_Chemistry
gptkbp:numberOfCarbonAtoms 60
gptkbp:numberOfHexagons 20
gptkbp:numberOfPentagons 12
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Fullerene
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:jewelry
gptkb:Graphene
gptkb:Carbon_nanotube
Graphite
gptkbp:shape Truncated icosahedron
gptkbp:solubility Soluble in benzene
gptkbp:spectroscopy Visible and near-infrared absorption
gptkbp:structure Spherical
gptkbp:symmetry Ih
gptkbp:systematicName gptkb:Buckminsterfullerene
gptkbp:thermalStability High
gptkbp:uses Electronics
Materials science
Medical research
Nanotechnology
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Leo_Villareal
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6