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  2. Silicon dioxide - Wikipedia

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    Silicon dioxide, also known as silica, is an oxide of silicon with the chemical formula SiO 2, commonly found in nature as quartz. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] In many parts of the world, silica is the major constituent of sand .

  3. Chemical polarity - Wikipedia

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    When comparing a polar and nonpolar molecule with similar molar masses, the polar molecule in general has a higher boiling point, because the dipole–dipole interaction between polar molecules results in stronger intermolecular attractions. One common form of polar interaction is the hydrogen bond, which is also

  4. Silicon–oxygen bond - Wikipedia

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    A silicon–oxygen bond (Si−O bond) is a chemical bond between silicon and oxygen atoms that can be found in many inorganic and organic compounds. [1] In a silicon–oxygen bond, electrons are shared unequally between the two atoms, with oxygen taking the larger share due to its greater electronegativity.

  5. Silica gel - Wikipedia

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    In this application, due to silica gel's polarity, non-polar components tend to elute before more polar ones, hence the name normal phase chromatography. However, when hydrophobic groups (such as C 18 groups) are attached to the silica gel then polar components elute first and the method is referred to as reverse phase chromatography.

  6. Hydrophobic silica - Wikipedia

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    Hydrophobic silica is a form of silicon dioxide ... the hydrophilic polar Si-OH groups in the polymer itself are concealed by non-polar C x H y hydrocarbon groups, ...

  7. Bonding in solids - Wikipedia

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    Regarding the organization of covalent bonds, recall that classic molecular solids, as stated above, consist of small, non-polar covalent molecules. The example given, paraffin wax, is a member of a family of hydrocarbon molecules of differing chain lengths, with high-density polyethylene at the long-chain end of the series.

  8. The Devastating Consequences Of A 'Small' Rise In Global ...

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    World leaders are meeting in Paris this month in what amounts to a last-ditch effort to avert the worst ravages of climate change. Climatologists now say that the best case scenario — assuming immediate and dramatic emissions curbs — is that planetary surface temperatures will increase by at least 2 degrees Celsius in the coming decades.

  9. Siloxane - Wikipedia

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    Oxidation of organosilicon compounds, including siloxanes, gives silicon dioxide. This conversion is illustrated by the combustion of hexamethylcyclotrisiloxane: ((CH 3) 2 SiO) 3 + 12 O 2 → 3 SiO 2 + 6 CO 2 + 9 H 2 O. Strong base degrades siloxane group, often affording siloxide salts: ((CH 3) 3 Si) 2 O + 2 NaOH → 2 (CH 3) 3 SiONa + H 2 O