60 Carbon atoms, I mean.
2007-05-25 14:41:35 · 7 answers · asked by skywarp2509 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Buckyball
Besides having a really cool shape? Don't know what it's purpose is, all I can remember is that it is a fullerene, and that sometimes they can make a trap for other molecules. It's cool because it's pure carbon. the only other structures that are pure carbon are diamond and graphite ( I think).......
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Ah ha! check out http://www.3rd1000.com/bucky/bucky.htm
Buckyballs are pretty cool things.
2007-05-25 15:19:16 · answer #1 · answered by swirly 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buckey Ball
2016-10-02 21:56:55 · answer #2 · answered by polka 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The other answers are correct. You can put a molecule/drug within the ball and use it for transport.
But I also saw another use for ball within a recent science article. I assume that you have heard of molecular motors. Now scientist are making molecular cars and using bucky balls as the wheels of the car. The car will travel across a gold plated track and be able to transport items in that fashion. If you google a few key terms from this answer, I am sure that you can find a decent article. ( I think I saw a small article in popular science or scientific american).
good luck.
2007-05-25 18:35:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Buckeyball was discovered before any particular use was determined.
It could be used to deliver a slow release of another molecule trapped inside the ball.
Imagine that you had a new drug that was difficult to get to the proper part of the body because it was metabolized along the way. It is possible that if it was encased in the buckeyball, it would be protected until it got to the desired location. Then the ball would break down and release the drug.
2007-05-25 16:53:01 · answer #4 · answered by reb1240 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bucky balls are organic. They are composed solely of carbon. They are in fact a new form of carbon. The other forms are graphite and diamond
2007-05-25 14:55:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
One thing that buckeyball does, is that it provides a novel, even amusing, segue into the discussion of allotropes. We talk about diamond and graphite....but wow there's also buckeyball which looks really cool...catches some students' interest quicker.
2007-05-25 15:56:57 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, bucky balls are inorganic macromolecules that have unique physical properties, such is high thermal stabilization and electrical conductivity.
2007-05-25 14:45:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋