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Gennadij [26K]
3 years ago
6

Silicon is used in computers. Give reasons.​

Chemistry
2 answers:
Fofino [41]3 years ago
8 0

Hope it helps yah (◕ᴗ◕✿)

Amanda [17]3 years ago
3 0

Answer:

Silicon is the basic material used to make computer chips, transistors, silicon diodes and other electronic circuits and switching devices because its atomic structure makes the element an ideal semiconductor.

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