| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:mole gptkb:allotrope_of_carbon
 
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                                | gptkbp:appearance | black solid 
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                                | gptkbp:availableOn | available as a research chemical 
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                                | gptkbp:bandGap | 1.5–1.9 eV 
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                                | gptkbp:CASNumber | 99685-96-8 
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                                | gptkbp:chemicalFormula | gptkb:C60 
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                                | gptkbp:colorInSolution | purple 
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                                | gptkbp:contains | hexagons pentagons
 
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                                | gptkbp:crystalSystem | face-centered cubic 
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                                | gptkbp:density | 1.65 g/cm³ 
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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:electronicProperties | gptkb:microprocessor 
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                                | gptkbp:firstSynthesized | laser ablation of graphite 
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                                | gptkbp:IUPACName | gptkb:(C60-Ih)[5,6]fullerene 
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                                | gptkbp:magneticProperties | diamagnetic 
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                                | gptkbp:meltingPoint | >280°C (decomposes) 
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                                | gptkbp:molecularWeight | 720.66 g/mol 
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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:otherName | gptkb:buckyball gptkb:buckminsterfullerene
 
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                                | gptkbp:oxidationStates | -6 to +6 
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                                | gptkbp:parent | gptkb:fullerene 
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                                | gptkbp:relatedTo | gptkb:jewelry gptkb:fullerene
 graphene
 graphite
 
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                                | gptkbp:riskFactor | may cause respiratory irritation 
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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:spectroscopy | shows characteristic IR and Raman spectra 
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                                | gptkbp:stable | thermally stable up to 400°C 
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                                | gptkbp:structureType | spherical 
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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:C60_(Buckminsterfullerene) gptkb:C60:_Buckminsterfullerene
 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 6 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | fullerene-C60 
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