INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

MINERAL AND ENERGY RESOURCES IN INDIA

MINERALS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A mineral which is largely used in computer industry
A
Aluminium
B
Iron
C
Silicon
D
Copper
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Silicon is abundantly present and is the most utilized substance for the fabrication of computer chips. Silicon is a naturally occurring semiconductor. The injection of imperfections to silicon can change its electrical characteristics, a technique known as doping.

Detailed explanation-2: -Silicon wafers are used in almost all computers and electronic devices on the market today and are produced using a highly complex manufacturing process. Pure silicon, also known as polysilicon, is produced by first making metallurgical silicon using an electric furnace to force a reaction between quartz and coke.

Detailed explanation-3: -The metals contained in PC’s commonly include aluminum, antimony, arsenic, barium, beryllium, cadmium, chromium, cobalt, copper, gallium, gold, iron, lead, manganese, mercury, palladium, platinum, selenium, silver, and zinc.

Detailed explanation-4: -Silicon has been at the heart of computing since the 1950s, as the most common material used to make semiconductors. In nature, it rarely occurs in its pure form, but as silicon dioxide in crystals such as quartz, agate, amethyst and rock crystal.

Detailed explanation-5: -Computer chips are made of silicon, which is a semiconductor, andm in order to make the most efficient use of it, chip manufacturers use sand that contains as much silicon as possible. The mineral quartz is ideal for this purpose because its two main components are silicon and oxygen.

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