English National Curriculum - Science
Mission Objectives
Describe the structure of fullerenes and graphene
Recognise fullerenes and graphene from diagrams
Describe some uses of fullerenes
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Words and meanings to learn
fullerene
a form of carbon where the atoms are arranged in closed cages or tubes
graphene
a single layer of carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal lattice (like chicken wire)
nanotube
a type of fullerene where carbon atoms form a long, hollow cylindrical tube
buckminsterfullerene
a spherical fullerene with the formula C₆₀, made up of 60 carbon atoms arranged in pentagons and hexagons, resembling a football; it was the first discovered fullerene
structure
the way atoms are arranged and bonded together in a substance
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