Fullerenesare a class of discrete molecules, soccer ball-shaped formsof carbon with extraordinary stability. Although the most famous offullerenes, the BuckyBall has manycousins. Scientists have discoveredhundreds of combinations of these interlocking pentagon/hexagonformations such as:BuckyBabies– spheroid carbon moleculescontaining fewer than 60 carbon atoms;FuzzyBalls– BuckyBallswith 60 hydrogen atoms attached;GiantFullerenes– fullerenes containing hun-dreds of carbon atoms;Nanotubes(orBuckyTubes) – tubes of carbon createdby passing an electric current betweengraphite rods;DopeyBalls– BuckyBallswhich are doped with metal;HairyBalls–BuckyBallsthat have split tubes hangingfrom their bodies, which could potentiallybe very useful in HIV research.
Warning: Swallowing Danger
CONTAINS SMALLPARTS
that are
NOT
suitable for children under 3 years of age.
O
- 3
Ages 10 to Adult
A part ofthe award-winning
ZOMESYSTEM
,this BuckyBall sciencemodel is easy to build,with simple, step-by-step illustrations andfun factoids inside!
BuckyBalls are the 3rd form of pure carbon to be discovered,after diamonds and graphite.
Unfold this sheet to find more BBFactoids, and step-by-step,illustrated instructions to buildyour very own BuckyBall Model.Consider the view from insidea BuckyBall. It’s fabulous!
B u i l d t h e m o s t
a
m
a
z i n g l y
p o
w e r f u l m od e l
o f
t h i s
c e n
t u r y
.
Buckyballs were discovered in1985by R. Curl Jr. and R. Smalley, bothof Rice University, Texas, and H. Krotoof the University of Sussex in England.
Considered a “playgroundfor chemists and scientists,”Buckyballs helped Curl,Smalley and Kroto earn the1996 Nobel Prize for Chemistry.No wonder the Buckyball wonthe Molecule of the Yearaward in 1998!Because they areversatileandeasily modifiable,BuckyBalls haveenormouspractical applications. Maybe someday these most intriguing ofstructures will have a major impact on our lives.
The amazing
ZomeBuckyBall
Explore the mysterious powerof BuckyBalls in life and science.It’s a brave new world – for
SCHOOL SCIENCE PROJECTS
–or just plain Zome fun!
BUCKYBALLS
! Find outhow they’ve become astimulus to scientificresearch and thehuman imagination!
N o t
j u s t
a n o t h e r p r e t
t
y
m
o l
e c u l e
!
Although new to science,BuckyBalls are fairly commonin nature. Check it out the nexttime you run across someinterstellar dust or geologicalEarth formations!
M o r e
BuckyBall
Factoids
BuckyBalls are extremely stable. They canreact with other atoms & molecules, and canwithstand high temperatures & pressureswhile retaining their structural integrity.
H o w
w i l l
t h i s
t e e n y
m o l e c u l e
c ha ng e y o u r
f u t ur e
?
▼ ▼ ▼
BuckyBalls promise an excitingfuture: Superconductors, Medicine,Nanotubes, Solar Cells, DiamondFilms—even super lubrication.
Have
a
Ba
l
l
with
this
Wild
Scien
c
e
D
iscovery
!
Have
a
Ba
l
l
with
this
Wild
Scien
c
e
D
iscovery
!
of 00
buckyball
How to build a Buckyball fullerene using Zome.
3,912 Reads
Info and Rating
| Category: | |
| Rating: | |
| Upload Date: | 05/25/2009 |
| Copyright: | Attribution Non-commercial |
| Tags: |
Leave a Comment