Silicon Dioxide Stocks List
Symbol | Grade | Name | % Change | |
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CBT | B | Cabot Corporation | 0.38 | |
SLCA | C | U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc. | 1.22 |
Related Industries: Industrial Metals & Minerals Specialty Chemicals
Symbol | Grade | Name | Weight | |
---|---|---|---|---|
TINT | B | ProShares Smart Materials ETF | 5.11 | |
PYZ | A | PowerShares Dynamic Basic Materials | 1.76 | |
PSCE | C | PowerShares S&P SmallCap Energy Portfolio | 1.72 | |
XES | C | SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Equipment & Services ETF | 1.65 | |
HAPS | B | Harbor Corporate Culture Small Cap ETF | 1.65 |
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- Silicon Dioxide
Silicon dioxide, also known as silica, silicic acid or silicic acid anydride is an oxide of silicon with the chemical formula SiO2, most commonly found in nature as quartz and in various living organisms. In many parts of the world, silica is the major constituent of sand. Silica is one of the most complex and most abundant families of materials, existing as a compound of several minerals and as synthetic product. Notable examples include fused quartz, fumed silica, silica gel, and aerogels. It is used in structural materials, microelectronics (as an electrical insulator), and as components in the food and pharmaceutical industries.
Inhaling finely divided crystalline silica is toxic and can lead to severe inflammation of the lung tissue, silicosis, bronchitis, lung cancer, and systemic autoimmune diseases, such as lupus and rheumatoid arthritis.
Uptake of amorphous silicon dioxide, in high doses, leads to non-permanent short-term inflammation, where all effects heal.
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