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Q: How to distinguish between silicon and boron with simple equipment?

Paul KolkI have a piece of brittle material and some smaller shards. It has metallic luster and quite low density (no bubbles inside the bulk).It shows no signs of corrosion despite being held at moist air for years, and it is inert to acid as well. It looks exactly like silicon in the pictures found by s...


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