Silicon -classified as a metalloid -appearance: blue-grey with a metallic luster, solid at room temperature -combined with sand, quartz, and other rocks Second most abundant element in the Earth’s crust
Uses Semiconductor Used is various electronic devices as microchips in computers to solar cells and phones, glass, ceramic, pottery, and enamels
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