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This is a high-quality and excellent molecular model set. The connecting bonds are flexible enough to fit securely, and each atom has 3 bulges. This set can be easily build molecular models for buckyball C60. Your molecular model set will bring to life such concepts as stereoisomerism and conformational analysis, and help you relate the physical and chemical properties of compounds to their molecular structures.
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These sizes are in this set:
| Atom / Bond | Bulges | Diameter | Length | Color | Quantity |
| Carbon | 3 | 3/8inch (0.9cm) | - | Black | 60 |
| Bond | - | - | 13/16inch (2cm) | White | 90 |
Construction
In your model the black joints represent the carbon atoms and the white tubes represent the bonds between them. They could fit together in a number of ways, but the way that uses all of the black joints is the buckminsterfullerene, the 'buckyball'.
The best way to visualize this when you're constructing it is to think in terms of the white tubes rather than the black joints. It's the same as most footballs, you have pentagons (five sided shapes) and on each of the pentagon's faces you have hexagons (six sided shapes). From this we can create a set of rules for building a buckyball; construct a pentagon, build hexagons on each of its faces, build five more pentagons that don't touch each other and carry on. But as this may not be enough I'll write instructions to help.
Like I said before, start by construction a pentagon using five tubes and five joints and then around this build a hexagon on each face.
Use three tubes and two joints to construct a new pentagon.
Repeat step 2 four more times.
Now construct hexagons on the exposed sides of each of these pentagons. You should end up with 10 new hexagons.
You'll have a number of dips and rises. Construct pentagons in each of these five dips between the hexagons.
Finally, make it so there is a hexagon on all of the faces of these pentagons. You should end up with five hexagons and a pentagon in the middle.
You're done! Enjoy your new buckminsterfullerene model.
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