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[5] https://www.chemistrysteps.com/sp3-sp2-and-sp-hybridization-organic-chemistry/
[6] https://www.nature.com/articles/srep28341
[7] https://labs.chem.ucsb.edu/zakarian/armen/01_03_lecture_01_22_2018ppt.pdf
[8] https://www.graphenea.com/pages/graphene-properties#.YHn8b-9Kj8Y
https://www.nature.com/articles/srep20324
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[19] https://mainblades.com/article/this-is-what-you-should-know-about-boeing-787-lightning-protection/
[20] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21867808/


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