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What are the effects or uses of buckminsterfullerene ?

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The uses of Buckminsterfullerene are as follows :

1) It can be used for the synthesis for hydrogen fuel as it has the ability to bind many hydrogen atoms with each other.

2) It has uses in the field of medicine as helium infused in buckyballs are used as a tracers, which can be used for the detection and diagnosis of diseases.

3) It can be used as a lubricant and semi-conductor.


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