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Silicon is constituent element of sand.

Sand is the compound.

Sand has the formula 'SiO2'. (Silicon dioxide).

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No. Silicone is an element.

Silicone is a primary element making up Quartz.

The mineral Quarts is the primary component of a quartz sand.

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What is the primary compound found in sand?

silicon dioxide


What compound are sand grains made up of?

The primary constituent of sand grains is silicon dioxide, with formula SiO2.


What is the major element in the sand?

SiO2--silicone dioxide, or silica. Interestingly, oxygen, and then silicone, are the two most abundant elements in the Earth's crust, with approximately 60.1% being oxygen and 20.1% being silicone.


Is silicone dioxide an atom element compound or mixture?

compound


How do silicone and oxygen form sand?

Sand consist of Silicon dioxide (SiO2)


Is quarts sand a compound?

Yes, quartz sand is a compound, because quartz is a compound.


What is RTV?

A silicone compound.


Is Silicone Dioxide one thing?

silicon dioxide is sand


What compound is formed between metallic and nonmetallic atoms?

silicone


Is a sand a compound mixture?

Sand is a mixture.


What is sand a mixture compound or elememt?

Most naturally occurring sand is a mixture, but some especially pure sand is a compound named silicon dioxide. This compound occurs in all other forms of sand.


Why silicon dioxide cannot be the only compound in the sample of sand?

sand is a mixture, not a compound.. silicon dioxide is just a compound