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What may be the number of carbon in compound fullerene?

Buckminster fullerene is a molecule of carbon in the form of a hollow sphere. It consists of 60 carbon atoms that link together to form a hollow cage-like structure. It consists of 32 faces out of which 20 are hexagons and 12 are pentagons.


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