Unit cell

How many atoms will be present in a unit cell of Buckminsterfullerene?
What will the unit cell be shaped like?

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Vinayak Agrawal ·

Buckminster fullerene has 60 carbon atoms arranged in pentagons and hexagons such that it is in the shape of a buckyball or football

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Vinayak Agrawal ·

Each pentagon is attached only to hexagons while a hexagon is attached to a pentagon as well as a hexagon.

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Shreya Sharma ·

Then I guess there won't be a unit cell for this.

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