An engineer is designing a new phone and is in the process of choosing the elements to make up the phone that match her vision. The elements she has available to her are nickel, silicon and iodine.  a) She envisions an outer frame that is sleek, shiny and durable. Which element should she pick for the outer frame and why? b) For the microchip of the device, she needs a material that will conduct electricity but she cannot use a metal (she worries a metal will conduct too well "shorting" the device). Which material should she chose and why?

Chemistry & Chemical Reactivity
10th Edition
ISBN:9781337399074
Author:John C. Kotz, Paul M. Treichel, John Townsend, David Treichel
Publisher:John C. Kotz, Paul M. Treichel, John Townsend, David Treichel
Chapter2: Atoms Molecules And Ions
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 11PS: Marie Curie was born in Poland but studied and carried out her research in Paris. In 1903, she...
icon
Related questions
Question

An engineer is designing a new phone and is in the process of choosing the elements to make up the phone that match her vision. The elements she has available to her are nickel, silicon and iodine. 

a) She envisions an outer frame that is sleek, shiny and durable. Which element should she pick for the outer frame and why?

b) For the microchip of the device, she needs a material that will conduct electricity but she cannot use a metal (she worries a metal will conduct too well "shorting" the device). Which material should she chose and why?

Expert Solution
Introduction

Different elements shows different physical and chemical properties .

There are elements which are shiny due to lustre properties and some are very conductive essntially metals.

There are some metals which are ductile and some others are semiconductors etc. Based on these features, there are wide applications in all field for almost all elements.

trending now

Trending now

This is a popular solution!

steps

Step by step

Solved in 2 steps

Blurred answer
Knowledge Booster
Biological Importance of Chemical Elements
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, chemistry and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Similar questions
  • SEE MORE QUESTIONS
Recommended textbooks for you
Chemistry & Chemical Reactivity
Chemistry & Chemical Reactivity
Chemistry
ISBN:
9781337399074
Author:
John C. Kotz, Paul M. Treichel, John Townsend, David Treichel
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Chemistry & Chemical Reactivity
Chemistry & Chemical Reactivity
Chemistry
ISBN:
9781133949640
Author:
John C. Kotz, Paul M. Treichel, John Townsend, David Treichel
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Chemistry for Engineering Students
Chemistry for Engineering Students
Chemistry
ISBN:
9781285199023
Author:
Lawrence S. Brown, Tom Holme
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Chemistry: The Molecular Science
Chemistry: The Molecular Science
Chemistry
ISBN:
9781285199047
Author:
John W. Moore, Conrad L. Stanitski
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Principles of Instrumental Analysis
Principles of Instrumental Analysis
Chemistry
ISBN:
9781305577213
Author:
Douglas A. Skoog, F. James Holler, Stanley R. Crouch
Publisher:
Cengage Learning