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Silicon vs Potassium - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between silicon and potassium

is that silicon is silicone while potassium is a soft, waxy, silvery reactive metal that is never found unbound in nature; an element (symbol'' k) with an atomic number of 19 and atomic weight of 390983 the symbol is derived from the latin ''kalium .

silicon

Etymology 1

From the stem of (etyl) .

Noun

(-)
  • (chemistry) A nonmetallic element (symbol Si) with an atomic number of 14 and atomic weight of 28.0855.
  • Usage notes

    Do not confuse silicon' with ' silicone .

    Synonyms

    * silicium (obsolete), silicum (obsolete)

    Derived terms

    * Cwm Silicon * ekasilicon * ferrosilicon * float-zone silicon * lithium-drifted silicon detector * silico- * * * * silicon alkoxide * Silicon Alley * silicon-based * silicon carbide * silicon chip * silicon controlled rectifier * silicon dioxide * silicon ester * Silicon Fen * Silicon Forest * silicon germanide * silicon germanium * Silicon Glen * Silicon Hills * silicon hydride * silicon iron * siliconise, siliconize * silicon oxide * silicon photonics * Silicon Prairie * Silicon Sentier * silicon steel * silicon tetrachloride * silicon tetrafluoride * Silicon Valley * Silicon Wadi * silicon wafer * strained silicon

    See also

    * agate * amethyst * asbestos * clay * feldspar * flint * glass * granite * hornblende * jasper * mica * opal * quartz * rock crystal * sand

    Etymology 2

    From the silicon chips used in computers

    Noun

    (-)
  • (slang) computing
  • (slang) computer processor
  • potassium

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia potassium)
  • A soft, waxy, silvery reactive metal that is never found unbound in nature; an element (symbol'' K) with an atomic number of 19 and atomic weight of 39.0983. The symbol is derived from the Latin ''kalium .
  • Derived terms

    (terms derived from "potassium") * bismuthide of potassium * bromide of potassium * carbonate of potassium * chromate of potassium * hydrogen potassium carbonate * monopotassium * plumbate of potassium * potassamide * potassic * potassio- * * * * * potassium acetate * potassium acid carbonate * potassium aluminate * potassium aluminum sulfate, potassium aluminium sulphate * potassium antimonyl tartrate * potassium-argon dating * potassium bentonite * potassium benzoate * potassium bicarbonate * potassium bifluoride * potassium bisulfate * potassium bromate * potassium bromide * potassium carbonate * potassium channel * potassium chlorate * potassium chloride * potassium chromate * potassium cyanide * potassium deficiency * potassium dichromate * potassium feldspar * potassium ferrate * potassium ferricyanide * potassium ferrocyanide * potassium fluoborate * potassium fluoride * potassium fluosilicate * potassium fluorotantalate * potassium fluorotitanate * potassium fulminate * potassium gluconate * potassium glutamate * potassium glycerophosphate * potassium gold chloride * potassium gold cyanide * potassium hexafluoroaluminate * potassium hexafluoroantimonate * potassium hexafluoroarsenate * potassium humate * potassium hydrate * potassium hydride * potassium hydrogen carbonate * potassium hydroxide * potassium iodate * potassium iodide * potassium iodohydrargyrate * potassium linoleate * potassium magnesium chloride hexahydrate * potassium manganate * potassium manganite * potassium metabisulfite * potassium nitrate * potassium nitrite * potassium osmate * potassium oxalate * potassium oxide * potassium percarbonate * potassium perchlorate * potassium periodate * potassium permanganate * potassium peroxide * potassium persulfate * potassium perxenate * potassium phosphate * potassium platinocyanide * potassium plumbate * potassium salt * potassium selective electrode * potassium silicate * potassium sorbate * potassium stannate * potassium stannite * potassium sulfate, potassium sulphate * potassium thiocyanate * potassium titanyl phosphate * potassium vanadate * potassium xanthate * potassium zirconium fluoride

    References

    * Potassa'' and ''Potassium'' in the ''Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary , Merriam-Webster, 1974 edition.

    See also

    * carnallite * langbeinite * polyhalite * potash * saltpeter, saltpetre * sylvite ----