Structure and Properties of Graphine and Ferins

Vocabulary practice flashcards defining key structures, molecules, and properties of graphite, graphine, ferin molecules, and carbon nanot tubes based on the lecture.

Graphite

A substance formed from layers of carbon atoms arranged in hexagonal rings, where each carbon atom has one outer electron that is not in a covalent bond.

Delocalized electrons

Electrons that are not attached to any individual carbon atom and can move freely, allowing a substance to conduct electricity and thermal or heat energy.

Graphine

A single layer of graphite that is only one atom thick, possesses delocalized electrons, and is extremely strong with high melting and boiling points due to strong covalent bonds.

Ferin

Molecules based on carbon atoms that have hollow shapes, usually consisting of hexagonal rings of carbon atoms, but can also contain rings with $5$ or $7$ carbon atoms.

Bminer ferine

The first ferine molecule to be discovered, which contains $60$ carbon atoms arranged in a hollow sphere with rings of either $6$ or $5$ carbon atoms.

Carbon nanot tubes

A group of ferins shaped into long cylinders with rings formed from $6$ carbon atoms, a relatively small diameter, and a very high length to diameter ratio.

High tensile strength

A property of carbon nanot tubes meaning that a great deal of stretching force can be applied to them before they break.

Lubricants

Substances used in machines to reduce friction between moving parts, which is one of the functional uses of ferin molecules.

Catalysts

Substances that speed up chemical reactions, serving as one of the primary applications of ferin molecules.