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Why do people often place large sand bins at gas pump posts?
The main component of sand is silicon dioxide (SiO2) with a melting temperature of up to about 1,650oC and a boiling temperature of about 2.230oC, thus having a great ab…
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Japan has just developed a new radioactive material
New materials in the form of silicon dioxide compounds (SiO2) can absorb radioactive iodine and strontium by changing the compound type.