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No. Silicon dioxide is a major component of many minerals, and is abundant in most sand, but they are not the same thing.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 9y agoSilicon dioxide is the most common formation of sand found inland and in non-tropical coastal areas. Calcium carbonate is another common example of sand.
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What are the elements found in sand?
Silicon and oxygen, in this form. SiO2 Silicon dioxide.
Why silicon dioxide cannot be the only compound in the sample of sand?
sand is a mixture, not a compound.. silicon dioxide is just a compound
What element makes sand but not diamonds when mixed with oxygen?
It is silicon and oxygen that make up sand. Most sand is silicon dioxide, or SiO2. Quartz is the most common of a family of minerals made up of silicon dioxide called silicates. It is one example of a form of silicon dioxide.
How many grams of sand are needed to make 45 grams of silicon?
96,27 g of sand contain 45 g of silicon (if the sand is pure silicon dioxide).
Silicon dioxide diamond covalent network?
Not sure what that means... but both silicon dioxide (sand) and diamond are covalent networks.
Which one is mixture carbon dioxide silicon silicon dioxide or sand?
Which one is mixture carbon dioxide = compound silicon = element silicon dioxide = compound or sand = mixture so sand is the answer.
What is a mixture carbon dioxide silicon silicon dixode sand?
sand is a mixture
What 2 substances contain silicon dioxide?
It's the silicon chip in calculators and the other substance is sand. Sand is silicon dioxide. Hope that helped..
What are the elements found in sand?
Silicon and oxygen, in this form. SiO2 Silicon dioxide.
Why silicon dioxide cannot be the only compound in the sample of sand?
sand is a mixture, not a compound.. silicon dioxide is just a compound
Is a sand a comppound?
sand is a compound, silicon dioxide.
Is Silicone Dioxide one thing?
silicon dioxide is sand
What are the sources of Silicon?
The element silicon is to be found in 'sand' which is made from quartz which is silicon dioxide.
What is the market name of Silicon Dioxide?
sand
What is known as silicon dioxide?
SiO2 or sand
What is otherwise known as silicon dioxide?
Sand
What can be made into glass?
silicon-dioxide ( which is sand)
