Modern Chemistry, Lesson 135: Silicon, Silica, and Silicates

Explains that silicon is the second most abundant element (after oxygen), but that in bulk or volume oxygen predominates because its atoms are larger than silicon atoms. Asbestos, mica, talc, and feldspars are discussed as examples of the effect of structure.

Sources

  1. Catalog of Classroom Teaching Films for Georgia Schools, No. 10 (Georgia Department of Education) — title, creator, length, description