Are the fullerenes network covalent solids? What makes them different from diamond and graphite? It has been

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Are the fullerenes network covalent solids? What makes them different from diamond and graphite? It has been shown that carbon can form chains in which every other carbon atom is bonded to the next carbon atom by a triple bond. Is this allotrope of carbon a network covalent solid? Explain.

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General Chemistry Principles And Modern Applications

ISBN: 9780132931281

11th Edition

Authors: Ralph Petrucci, Jeffry Madura, F. Herring, Carey Bissonnette

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