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Silicon can be divided into larger chunks like rocks, or something like sand, or it can be powdered. In its pure form, it takes the shape of a diamond cubic crystal. Silicon is arguably the purest substance that technology makes. And we're real big on making large chunks of pure silicon, which we call ingots. Why? One word: semiconductors. We purify silicon and make big cylinders or ingots of the stuff by growing them. Then we slice the (cooled) ingots like salami, only really thin, and we put the resulting discs (called wafers) through a polishing process to flatten and smooth them. We then take the wafers and put them into vacuum chambers (called reactors) to deposit circuit paths and layers on them. Out comes a wafer with dozens of microprocessors on it. (Other circuits are made, as well, but large scale integration takes up the greatest portion of our efforts.) You need pics, and you got links. Check 'em out. Without what you'll be seeing and the infrastructure built around them, the modern world would disappear. We'd be cast back into something like the 50's.
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Does silicon oxide have a simple molecular or giant structure?
silicon (IV) oxide or silicon dioxide has giant covalent structure
Which oxide has a macromolecular structure?
Silicon Oxide
Minerals with the silicon-oxygen structure are classified into what group?
They are in the silicate group.
Lewis dot structure for silicon tetrahydride?
Silicon has 4 valence electrons, and hydrogen each has 1 valence electron. Silicon is in the center, with each of the four hydrogens around it. Silicon bonds once with each hydrogen. H | H-Si-H | H
Is silicon dioxide soluble in non polar benzene?
No, silicon dioxide forms a network covalent structure, and so doesn't dissolve in anything:
Does silicon oxide have a simple molecular or giant structure?
silicon (IV) oxide or silicon dioxide has giant covalent structure
What is the structure of silicons adoms?
Look down at the link "Atomic structure of silicon atoms". There you will find the atomic structure of silicon atoms.
Why is there an allotrope of silicon with the same structure as diamond but no allotrope of silicon with the same structure as graphite?
Because they have different properties.
What does the structure of silicon dioxide consist of?
The chemical formula of silicon dioxide is SiO2; SiO2 has many forms of crystalline structure.
Which oxide has a macromolecular structure?
Silicon Oxide
Which structure of a diatom is rich in silicon?
Flagellum
What is a giant metalic structure?
Carbon and Silicon.
How does doping alter the atomic structure of silicon?
It does not alter the atomic structure of the silicon at all, what it alters is the balance of bulk valence band and conduction band electrons in the crystal of silicon thus altering its bulk conductivity.
Is silicon dioxide a giant or simple structure?
giant
The structure of silicon dioxide consists?
Of a network of atoms.
Minerals with the silicon-oxygen structure are classified into what group?
They are in the silicate group.
What would be the structure of vermiculite if it reacts with HF?
If vermiculite reacts with HF (hydrofluoric acid), the silicon-oxygen tetrahedral layers of the vermiculite structure will be attacked by the acid. This results in the removal of some silicon and oxygen atoms from the tetrahedral layers leading to the formation of a new structure. The final structure will have fewer layers and will lack some of the original silicon-oxygen tetrahedral layers. The exact structure will depend on the conditions of the reaction and the concentration of the HF.
