New Herbs

Rynt · Post by **Rynt** » Sat Oct 11, 2003 10:05 pm

Actually Gro'bul, it IS a non-metal, but has many metallic properties.

Adano Eles · Post by **Adano Eles** » Sat Oct 11, 2003 10:05 pm

You tell that a studied physician?
Silicone, Si, is a metal, a half-metal actually.

Gro'bul · Post by **Gro'bul** » Sat Oct 11, 2003 10:09 pm

Its a metalloid.

martin · Post by **martin** » Sat Oct 11, 2003 10:28 pm

Adano Eles wrote:physician

Physician is the english word for "Arzt", a medical.
You wanted to use "physicist", which means "Physiker".

Besides that, Si counts as metal as far as I know. I see no reason why it shouldn't. (I asked my brother, who is a chemist, in order to be sure and he agreed)

Martin

Adano Eles · Post by **Adano Eles** » Sat Oct 11, 2003 10:38 pm

That's what I wanted to say. Thanks, Martin.

Hone · Post by **Hone** » Sat Oct 11, 2003 11:04 pm

Anyways how bout those nice shint herbs? (way off topic)

<grins>

Belegi · Post by **Belegi** » Sun Oct 12, 2003 1:38 am

<klugscheiß>Silicone is per definition (insulator at 0 K but a semiconductor above 0 K) a half metal, nethertheless iron is still the most common metal on earth, aluminum is the most common metal in the crust besides, but the crust is thinner then an eggshell if you have a look at whole of earth. Now, the core and the [Mantel] consists mostly of... you guessed it... iron (and silicone).</klugscheiß>

Nice herbs, to stay in topic

Gro'bul · Post by **Gro'bul** » Sun Oct 12, 2003 2:40 am

Metalloids have properties of metals and non-metals.

martin · Post by **martin** » Sun Oct 12, 2003 9:12 am

The herbs were stolen from another game, IIRC.

@Halfmetal: Ok, so be it. Let's call it a half a metal. But it's more common in the earth's crust than other elements, the part of the mass that comes from silicone in the crust is 25,8% ("Massenanteil", didn't know how to translate it into english...), the one from iron only 4,7%, aluminum 7,57%.

Martin