A Sepak Takraw - Based Molecular Model For C60 - A Mathematical Study Of A 60-Atom Molecule
Abstract
We mathematically investigate four molecular models of buckminsterfullerene (C60) discussing the strengths and weaknesses of each, and a new orthorhombic 20-dodecahedron model is proposed to replace the traditional truncated icosahedron model. This representation as a sepak takraw ball rather than a soccer ball allows for capturing the positional relations and electron orbits of the 60 atoms comprising the full molecule.
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