Alternatives to the most common method for producing this element include one developed by REC that converts 3 atoms of its tetrachloride to one atom of its pure form. Different kinds of that pure form include upgraded metallurgical-grade and solar-grade. This element is reacted with methyl chloride
Alternatives to the most common method for producing this element include one developed by REC that converts 3 atoms of its tetrachloride to one atom of its pure form. Different kinds of that pure form include upgraded metallurgical-grade and solar-grade. This element is reacted with methyl chloride to create precursors to synthetic polymers in the Muller-Rochow process. Those precursors contain this element and oxygen as their backbone and include PDMS. The photoactive region of most charge-coupled devices consists of a layer of this element. After oxygen, it is the second most abundant element in Earth's crust, and quartz is composed of its dioxide. For 10 points, name this element found directly below carbon on the periodic table, which is most commonly used in semiconductor devices such as microchips.
Alternatives to the most common method for producing this element include one developed by REC that converts 3 atoms of its tetrachloride to one atom of its pure form.
{silicon} [or {Si}]