Carbon-60 contains ______ pentagons and ______ hexagons.
20, 12
12, 20
30, 30
24, 36
Carbon – 60 Contains 12 five membered rings and 20 six membered rings
How many pentagons and hexagons are present in one molecule of fullerene C60?
Buckminsterfullerene is a spherical molecule in which 60 carbon atoms are arranged in interlocking hexagonal and pentagonal rings of carbon atoms. (a) How many hexagons of carbon atoms are present in one molecule of buckminsterfullerene ? (b) How many pentagons of carbon atoms are present in one molecule of buckminsterfullerene ?