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Who was the third person alongside Robert Curl and Harold Kroto who discovered the Buckminsterfullerene?

  • Richard Feynman

  • Isaac Newton

  • Richard Smalley

  • Albert Einstein

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Richard Smalley, Robert Curl and Harold Kroto were the three scientists who discovered the Buckminsterfullerene in 1985. The Buckminsterfullerene is a molecule of carbon in the form of a sphere with 60 carbon atoms arranged in a pattern similar to that of a soccer ball. The discovery of the Buckminsterfullerene was a major breakthrough in the field of chemistry and led to the development of new materials with unique properties.
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