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Silicon Valley was the area of California in which the Computer Age began in America. It is the place where the majority of the US computer chips are designed and manufactured.
The name Silicon comes from the element, which is used in computer chips as a semi-conductor. This means that it only lets current through in a single direction - key for nearly all circuitry in modern life.
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∙ 16y agoSilicon got its name from the Latin word silex (flint).
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∙ 9y agoThe name silicon is derived from the Latin word silica - the name of the mineral silicon dioxide; -ium is a common suffix for chemical elements names.
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∙ 14y agoSilicon was first identified by Antoine Lavoisier in 1787 as a component of the Latin roots silex, silicis, which stand for for flint, flints.
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∙ 12y agofrom the latin word selex
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∙ 15y agofrom people
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What is the latin name of silicon?
The metalloid Silicon has the Latin name "silicium".
What is the compound for the formula SiCl4?
Silicon tetrachloride is the name of the compound SiCl4.
What is the chemical formula name for SiS2?
Formula: Si3N4
What is the scientific name for quartz?
Silicon Dioxide.
What is the difference between silicone and silicon and what are they?
silicon is the name of the element. A silicone is a type of polymeric compound of silicon that contains a silicon-oxygen backbone and alkyl groups (e.g. CH3) attached to the silicon e.g. [Si(CH3)2O]n See wikipedia silicone for examples of the different uses of silicones- and the silicon article for a picture of silicon.
What is the scientific name of SiBr2?
Silicon hexabromide
What is the latin name of silicon?
The metalloid Silicon has the Latin name "silicium".
What is the common name of silicon carbide?
silicon carbide
What was the reason for naming silicon?
what is the reason for the name '' silicon''
What is the name of a goofy convict?
Silicon - Si
What is sands scientific name?
Silicon Dioxide. It is an acid.
Scientific name for silicon?
Silicon is its scientific name because it is an element. It was named in 1817 by chemist Thomas Thomson.
What has the chemical name silicon dioxide?
Silicon dioxide is silica, SiO2.
What is the compound name of SiC?
It could be named any one of monosilicon tetrafluoride, silicon tetrafluoride, or tetrafluorosilane.
Common Name For Silcon?
The scientific name of silicon is silicon. Silicon is actually the name of the element that makes up sand. The name comes from the Latin word silex which means flint.
What is the compound for the formula SiCl4?
Silicon tetrachloride is the name of the compound SiCl4.
What is the common name for SiO2?
Silicon dioxide is also known as silica or silox. It's the basic compound that makes up sand.
