CBSE Class 11-science Answered
Mention some uses of silicon.
Asked by Topperlearning User | 14 Aug, 2014, 07:12: AM
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- Silicon is used in the manufacture of electronic devices such as transistors, integrated circuits and computer chips.
- Silicon is the basic material of most products in the semiconductor industry.
- It is used as a base material for many sensors and other micro-mechanical systems.
- Silicon is also the basic component of most solar cells.
- Silicon is used as fuel in many high-energy explosives.
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