silicon
સિલીકોન
definition
noun
As silicon doesn't conduct electricity, impurities are added so it becomes a conductor.
the chemical element of atomic number 14, a nonmetal with semiconducting properties, used in making electronic circuits. Pure silicon exists in a shiny dark gray crystalline form and as an amorphous powder.
example
Silicosis is caused when 'silicon' , fine particles of rock, enters the lungs and cuts lung tissue.
As 'silicon' doesn't conduct electricity, impurities are added so it becomes a conductor.
The most common technology for harvesting energy from sunlight is the photovoltaic cell based on 'silicon' .
Diamond behaves like 'silicon' when you place it at very high temperatures and pressures.
Normally 'silicon' does not emit light as it has an indirect energy band gap.
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