Carbon-60 Model, cochranes Carbon 60 Model

Description

Carbon 60is the near spherical football shape molecule consisting of 60 carbon atoms, also known as the Buckyball, it is the most stable of the fullerenes.

This molecular model by Cochranes of Oxford shows students the highly symmetrical structure of Carbon 60. It is composed of 12 pentagons and 20 hexagons with alternating double and single bonds, these are illustrated by different colour tubes in the model.