Product Overview
Silicon, Lump
Molecular Formula: Si
CAS Number: 7440-21-3
Molecular Weight: 28.09
Silicon, Lump is a tetravalent metalloid that has a large impact on the modern world economy. While most free elemental silicon is used in the steel refining, aluminum casting. The wide use of silicon in semiconductor integrated circuits, the basis of most computers, a great deal of modern technology depends on it. Silicon is also an essential element in biology, although only tiny traces of it appear to be required by animals.