silicon
సిలికాన్
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.
Normally 'silicon' does not emit light as it has an indirect energy band gap.
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.
As 'silicon' doesn't conduct electricity, impurities are added so it becomes a conductor.
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