My semiconductor is silicon. Silicon's chemical symbol is Si. Its atomic number is 14. Apparently, it was first identified by Antione Lavoisier in 1787. According to Wikipedia, the applications for Silicon are mainly in alloys, electronics and in silicones. It is most widely used as a semiconductor because it remains a solid at higher temperatures than germanium.
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I really liked this link. I tried the quiz and got almost all of them correct on the first try. What I really like about the quiz is that it showed a little graphic of how many of each element there was. I got a little frustrated because sometimes the graphic wouldn't work and I would have to actually do it in my head. Lazy, I know.
That graphic made the work a lot easier. After seeing it, it was suddenly like counting numbers on Sesame Street. =) It made balancing equations easy.
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