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what is uses of silicon?

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Silicon is used in cement bricks, ceramics, various types of glass, contact lenses.

They are used as alloys. With aluminium it gives strength to aluminium used in making Car wheels, cylinder heads, and engine blocks.

They are used in the polymers lubricants, greases & resins to skin and hair care products, antiperspirants, polishes, anti foam agents and fabric softeners.

They are used to produce semiconductor chips used in electronic products.

Optical glass produced from silicon is used to manufacture both optical fibre and liquid crystal displays (mainly used for high speed communications).

Silicon used in making photovoltaic solar panels, used for water heating, produce domestic and industrial electricity and power remote telecommunications, weather and irrigation facilities.


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