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• Mesoporous material
  [[Category:Silicon compounds]]
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• Hydrogen-terminated silicon surface
  ...etching in [[hydrogen fluoride]] aqueous [[solution]], leaving the surface silicon atoms covalently bonded to hydrogen. ...at the atomic level by etching. For example, to etch a hydrogen-terminated silicon(111) surface, [[ammonium fluoride]] aqueous solution or [[boiling]] water i
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• Ceramic materials
  ...F). Exceptions include inorganic materials that do not have oxygen such as silicon carbide. Glass by definition is not a ceramic because it is an amorphous so ...dern ceramic materials, which are classified as advanced ceramics, include silicon carbide and tungsten carbide. Both are valued for their abrasion resistance
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• Bonding in solids
  ...ent%20solid]. The classic example is [[diamond]]; other examples include [[silicon]]<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0V03kNbKHs Properties of Period 3 El ...from lower- to higher-electronegativity atoms). Among the ionic solids are compounds formed by alkali and alkaline earth metals in combination with halogens; a
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• Slag
  ...on. It can usually be considered to be a mixture of metal [[oxide]]s and [[silicon dioxide]]. However, slags can contain metal [[sulfide]]s (see also [[Matte ...are separated from the molten metal and can be removed. The collection of compounds that is removed is the slag. In many smelting processes, oxides are introdu
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• Fire-safe polymers
  ..., A. A.; Talinli, N.; Akar, A. Ladder type polymers from dihydroxyaromatic compounds and dialdehydes. ''Angew. Makrom. Chem.'' '''1999,''' ''271'' (1), 8-10. IS ...]]s ([[polymers]] containing frameworks of [[aluminum]], [[oxygen]], and [[silicon]]) are another type of [[inorganic]] [[polymer]] that can be thermally stab
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• Silicone rubber
  ...aterial composed of [[silicone]] — itself a [[polymer]] — containing [[silicon]] together with [[carbon]], [[hydrogen]], and [[oxygen]]. ...ectronic structure and [[electronegativity]] between the two elements; the silicon-oxygen bond in polysiloxanes is significantly more stable than the carbon-o
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• Thermoset polymer matrices
  ...cess)|molding]] compounds, engineering molding compounds and sheet molding compounds are the primary forms of phenolic. Phenolic is also used in some Honeycom ...opped reinforcements and continuous reinforcement, pre-preg. Solid molding compounds in the form of pellets or granules are also used in processes such as compr
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• Conductive polymer
  ...[[Electrical conductance|conduct]] [[electricity]].<ref name=inzelt/> Such compounds may have metallic conductivity or be [[semiconductor]]s. The biggest advant ...nalogous to the doping of silicon semiconductors, whereby a small fraction silicon atoms are replaced by electron-rich (e.g., [[phosphorus]]) or electron-poor
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• Polymer
  ...atoms. However, other structures do exist; for example, elements such as [[silicon]] form familiar materials such as [[silicone]]s, examples being [[silly put ...g in 1811, [[Henri Braconnot]] did pioneering work in derivative cellulose compounds, perhaps the earliest important work in polymer science. The development of
  45 KB (6,501 words) - 09:11, 20 September 2010
• Metal
  ...creasing carbon levels reducing ductility and toughness. The addition of [[silicon]] will produce cast irons, while the addition of [[chromium]], [[nickel]] a ...e physical and chemical behavior of metallic elements, their intermetallic compounds, and their mixtures, which are called alloys.
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• Ruthenium
  ...ermann, K.; Rothaut, J.; Drieselman, R. |chapter=Platinum group metals and compounds |title=Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry |publisher=Wiley |yea ==Chemical compounds==
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• Aerogel
  ...on by the addition of [[dopants]], reinforcing structures, and hybridizing compounds. Using this approach, the breadth of applications for the material class ma ...traethyl orthosilicate]] (TEOS). A hydrolysis reaction forms particles of silicon dioxide forming a sol solution.<ref name="Making silica aerogels">{{cite we
  26 KB (3,758 words) - 09:14, 20 September 2010
• Vermiculite
  ...Magnesium|Mg]][[Iron|Fe]],[[Aluminium|Al]])₃([[Aluminium|Al]],[[Silicon|Si]])₄[[Oxygen|O]]₁₀([[Hydroxyl|OH]])₂·4[ *lightweight aggregate for [[plaster]], proprietary [[concrete]] compounds, [[firestop]] mortar and cementitious spray [[fireproofing]]
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• Chemical substance
  ...analytical chemistry]] used for isolation and purification of elements and compounds from chemicals that led to the establishment of modern [[chemistry]], the c ...and a tendency to form [[Ion|negative ions]]. Certain elements such as [[silicon]] sometimes resemble metals and sometimes resemble non-metals, and are know
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• Ski wax
  ...reational skier from the San Francisco area. He had made money during the Silicon Valley computer boom and in 1972 introduced the original ski Hot Wax applic ...alian patent on a "ski lubricant comprising paraffinic wax and hydrocarbon compounds containing a perfluorocarbon segment".<ref>{{ ref patent| country = US | nu
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• Concrete
  ...sts of a mixture of oxides of [[calcium oxide|calcium]], [[silicon dioxide|silicon]] and [[aluminium oxide|aluminium]]. Portland cement and similar materials * [[Silica fume]]: A by-product of the production of silicon and [[ferrosilicon]] alloys. Silica fume is similar to fly ash, but has a p
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• Iron
  ...st widely used metal, and iron compounds, which include ferrous and ferric compounds, have several uses as well. ...ing complexes with dioxygen as [[hemoglobin]] and [[myoglobin]]; these two compounds are common [[oxygen transport]] proteins in vertebrates.
  67 KB (9,808 words) - 09:24, 20 September 2010
• Ethylene oxide
  ...]], ethanolamines, simple and complex glycols, polyglycol ethers and other compounds. It is also a common gas-phase [[disinfectant]] which is widely used in hos ...ular, its propensity to join the addition reactions typical of unsaturated compounds, had long been a matter of debate. Only in 1893, the heterocyclic triangula
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• COSHH
  ...odiphenyl;<br>&mdash;their salts and any substance containing any of those compounds, in a total concentration equal to or greater than 0.1% by mass. *Containing compounds of [[silicon]] calculated as silica to the extent of more than 3% by weight of dry mater
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