Are buckyballs named after.....?

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Are buckyballs named after.....?

are they named after R. Buckminster Fuller or after the alkene "buckminsterfullerene??

2007-04-22 08:08:47 · 3 answers · asked by ELLEJAY92 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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Yes.
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2007-04-22 08:16:18 · answer #1 · answered by waia2000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Buckyballs are buckminsterfullerene, and they indeed take their name from R. Buckminster Fuller. The suffix -ene says that there are double bonds among all the carbon atoms in this spherical polyhedral structure.

2007-04-22 15:13:51 · answer #2 · answered by steve_geo1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Hi. Yes, they are.

2007-04-22 15:12:25 · answer #3 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋