Anecdotes for Chemistry Teachers: The Discovery of Buckminsterfullerene
Description
The discovery of buckminsterfullerene, the third allotrope of carbon.
Type of Activity
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independent
Audience
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TeacherStudent
Age Group
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11 to Undergraduate
Subjects
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Development of scientific ideasPreliminary workAnalysing, concluding & explainingMagnetic resonanceMass spectrometryEveryday life applications: building/construction materialsCase studiesPolytypism & polymorphismMolecular solidsElementsSeparation of mixtures: chromatographyNew materialsGroup 4: carbon-leadGroup 4: carbon