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I will discuss the discovery of buckminsterfullerene and the subsequent work in this area; I will do this in response to the supplied articles.
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I will discuss the discovery of buckminsterfullerene and the subsequent work in this area; I will do this in response to the supplied articles. With the discovery of buckminsterfullerene there are crucial stages which led on to further discovery. British chemist Harold Kroto had a great interested in molecules found in interstellar space and he "wanted to show that molecules containing long chains of carbon atoms". New apparatus were being developed which allowed the conditions of space to be reproduced. With graphite as a source of carbon, experimentation began with a high powered laser. These experiments were successful, these long chain molecules were found to be formed in the apparatus. Looking at the results the scientists noticed unusual patterns. A molecule with a mass spectrum, showing it consisted of exactly 60 carbon atom was formed "and appeared to be surprisingly stable". Under the right conditions C60 dominated the mass spectrum. Deciding to deviate from...
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