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What characteristic makes some metals important in electronic devices?
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∙ 11y ago
They are conductors
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What property of semi-metals are useful in the electronic industry?
semi-conducting
What are the important ores?
Their importance is that these ores can be extracted into metals .
Is electronic equipment a nonrenewable resource?
Electronic equipment is made of many substances, including rubber, metals, glass and plastics. Metals in general are non-renewable. In general, plastics are non-renewable as they are derived from oil. Glass is renewable resource, but we are consuming fossil fuels to transform silicon particles (sand) into glass. For this reason, glass should be recycled. More importantly, there has been a huge turnover of electronic equipment, creating hazardous conditions when disposed in incinerators or landfills. The disassembly of electronic equipment and re-use is a growing and important industry. There is a worldwide effort to recycle or carefully dispose of the plastics used in all electronic equipment (from telephones, televisions, cameras, computers, fax machines, ipods, and many others) as there are chemical hazards (heavy metals in particular) to the environment when large quantities enter landfills. You can find out if there are special measures being taken in your community for recycling computer equipment. All the major manufacturers of PC's are aware of "e-waste." I've included some links.
What is the difference between precious metals and precious minerals?
Just as the name implies- precious metals are metals- things that conduct electricity, have luster, ductility and malleability- and are rare. Examples include gold, silver, platinum, palladium, etc. Precious minerals- just that- minerals- defined as naturally occurring, homogeneous inorganic solid substances having a definite chemical composition and characteristic crystalline structure, color, and hardness. To be precious, they also would be rare and sought after. Examples may include diamonds, rubies, emeralds, etc.
Has increased consumption of electronics led to an increase in the demand for natural resources?
I like this question, although I think it's really hard to answer. In terms of the ordinary materials in electronics (plastics, glass, casing metals, etc) there perhaps is a modest increase in demand. But I think the real increase probably comes from special or rare metals that are more and more sought after for their unique properties in the electronic components themselves.
What metals and non metals are used in computers and electronic devices?
sulphur
What recommendations can you make to reduce the impact of obtaining and disposing of minerals and metals?
Recycling all the metals and minerals to be reused in other electronic devices.
What pollutant is associated with electronic equipment discarded in landfills?
Several metals, including lead and mercury, are included in electronic devices that should be recycled and not disposed of in landfills.
What electronic component was widely used in electronic devices before solid state components were developed?
Elements found between the metals and nonmetals are called metalloids. Hope that helped!
What important characteristic do the alkali metals ad alkaline earth metals have in common?
They both are highly reactive and are not found in nature in elemental state.
What is the important characteristic do the alkali and alkaline earth metals have in common?
they all have at least one electron
What can you do to reduce impacts of obtaining and disposing minerals in aluminium and magnesium metals?
A recommendation to help reduce the impact of obtaining minerals and metals is to recycle all the metal and minerals to be reused in other electronic devices.
What is a characteristic of nonmetal a?
One characteristic of non-metals is that they are generally gaseous at room temperature. Non-metals will also typically bond with metals easily.
Which property is characteristic of many nonmetals and few metals?
The property characteristic of many nonmetals and few metals is odor.
Is brittleness a characteristic of a metals?
Yes. it is
What is one characteristic of a nonmetal?
Metals conduct electricity; non-metals do not.
Malleability and ductility are characteristic of substances with?
Malleability and ductility are characteristic of substances with metals. Metals are the elements which are known to be malleable and ductile as part of their properties.
