A Grade White Silica Gel Bead Bulk Supply(1-3/2-4/3-5 mm)

Silica gel is a form of silicon dioxide that is porous as well as amorphous. It consists of a framework of tridimensional and also irregular geometry of alternating silicon (Si) and oxygen (O) atoms with a scale of nanometer voids and pores. The voids of the silica gel structure may contain either liquid or gas, vaccum. Manufacturers often put little packets of the gel as it is a desiccant or drying agent that helps to keep moisture from damaging certain food products and also commercial products. Silica gel is usually prepared by the process of acidification of a solution of a silicate (water glass).

Parameter

The Molecular Weight of silica gel is 60.09 g/mol.

Its appearance is translucent solid.

The melting point of silica gel is 1200 °C.

The specific surface area of silica gel is 500-950 m2/g.

Its electrical resistivity is 1015 Ω-cm.

The chemical name for the silica gel is silicon dioxide and the formula is SiO2. The molecule of silicon dioxide consists of two-atom of oxygen and one atom of silicon. Oxygen and silicon are the most abundant materials. The crust of the earth is 59 percent silica.

Applications

Desiccant

Water filtration

Chemistry

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