Silicon: most abundant and useful elements on Earth

Silicon is a chemical component on the periodic table. It has an atomic number of 14, meaning it contains 14 protons. With properties between those of metals and non-metals, silicon is a “metalloid.” Its name comes from the Latin word “silex” or “silicis,” and that signifies “stone.” Indeed, silicon is a vital component in the stone rock.

Silicon is tracked down in many rocks. It makes up in excess of 25% of Earth’s crust. Truth be told, it is the second most normal component in the crust after oxygen. In nature, silicon isn’t normally found without help from anyone else. All things considered, it is frequently matched with oxygen to frame silica, or with oxygen and different elements to shape silicates. Silica is tracked down in sand, quartz and stone. Silicate minerals incorporate rock, mica and feldspar.

Silicon is perhaps of the most helpful component on Earth. For example, it is a vital element of silicone. Silicone is a kind of material used to make clinical devices, cookware, glues and the sky is the limit from there. In any case, silicon’s principal distinguishing strength is current electronics, like phones and computers. In those gadgets, silicon goes about as a semiconductor. That is a material that can move power at certain times yet not others. This permits silicon parts to carry on like little electrical on/off switches. Their “on” and “off” states encode the 1s and 0s of advanced PC information. Without them, you wouldn’t peruse these words on a screen at the present time. That is the reason the significant center of tech organizations close to San Francisco, Calif., is nicknamed “Silicon Valley.”

Reference: Maria Temming @ snexplores