Buckyballs (C60) by Periodic Videos (2010)
Source. Actually shows them in a lab!- youtu.be/ljF5QhD5hnI?t=167 has a photo of the first effective production method, which passes a large current between two carbon rods
- youtu.be/ljF5QhD5hnI?t=245 and forward cuts (their editing is very annoying) shows how fullerene dissolves in an organic solvent TODO name, sounds like thodium? and produces a violet solution, while graphite doesn't. A Ultrasonic bath is needed for the solution to form however.
- youtu.be/ljF5QhD5hnI?t=501 fullerene is not a good lubricant despite being a little ball, because it is reactive and polymerises under pressure
Endohedral Fullerenes by Dom Burges (2016)
Source. The layered one.
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Carbon is the chemical element with atomic number 6 and symbol . Its ability to form chains, rings, and multiple bonds underlies organic chemistry. Diamond and graphite contain the same element but different bonding networks, demonstrating how structure can transform hardness and electrical behavior without changing elemental composition.[ref]
