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National Chemistry Week 2009. Report: My Favorite Element
My Favorite Element: Silicon
Thomas H. Lane
Dow Corning Corporation, Midland, MI 48640
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National Chemistry Week 2009:
Chemistry—It's Elemental

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October 2009
Vol. 86 No. 10
p. 1132
Abstract
In response to the question "What is your favorite element?" the appeal of silicon is described.
Supplement
2 QuickTime movies showing breaking (shattering) of a silicon wafer. From Lisensky, G. C.; Blackwell, J. M.; Ellis, A. B. Solid State Resources CD-ROM, J. Chem. Educ. Software, 1998, SP-12.
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Folder JCE2009p1132W containing JCE2009p1132W_1.mov and JCE2009p1132W_2.mov (QuickTime)
 
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Citation
Lane, Thomas H. J. Chem. Educ. 2009, 86, 1132.
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Keywords
Descriptive Chemistry; General Public; Inorganic Chemistry; Silicon
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