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Si; Significant, Simple, Similar to C
Si; Significant, Simple, Similar to C
Silicon has redefined how we live our day to day lives. Metalloids like silicon have properties of both metals and nonmetals; most importantly, they can act as both conductors and insulators of electricity. These semi-conductors are valuable for electronics, in which we need to regulate the pulses of electricity through a transistor to become a 0 or 1. Places like Silicon Valley (San Jose/San Francisco) and Silicon Beach (Santa Monica) would not exist without this valuable element.
On the periodic table, Si is found under the element Carbon. Because it is in the same family as Carbon (Group 14 or 4A, as seen to the right), it shares many similar chemical properties as Si. All life as we know it has been carbon based, but scientists have long speculated that Si based life might be possible in other solar systems. While it might not be likely, it still fuels science fiction.
So what does Silicone look like? I mean Silicon. Or Silica? Is there a difference between these anyways?
So what does Silicone look like? I mean Silicon. Or Silica? Is there a difference between these anyways?
Silicon
Silicon
Silicone
Silicone
Silica
Silica
Silicon is the elemental form and and is composed of just Si. It is lustrous (shiny) and can conduct electricity. Silicone is a long polymer made of Silicon and Oxygen with organic (CH3 methyl groups) sticking off of each Si. Silicone doesn't react with our bodies much, and is used in makeup, glues, consumer products, and surgical implants. Silica is silicon dioxide. It is a hard material that makes up almost all sand, thanks in part to its long branching Si-O polymers (each of the O---- groups attaches to a similar structure). When you heat Silica up to high enough temperatures, it becomes an amorphous solid (a solid that is constantly but slowly moving) that we know as glass.
Silicon is the elemental form and and is composed of just Si. It is lustrous (shiny) and can conduct electricity. Silicone is a long polymer made of Silicon and Oxygen with organic (CH3 methyl groups) sticking off of each Si. Silicone doesn't react with our bodies much, and is used in makeup, glues, consumer products, and surgical implants. Silica is silicon dioxide. It is a hard material that makes up almost all sand, thanks in part to its long branching Si-O polymers (each of the O---- groups attaches to a similar structure). When you heat Silica up to high enough temperatures, it becomes an amorphous solid (a solid that is constantly but slowly moving) that we know as glass.
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