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Method used for obtaining highly pure silicon, used as a semiconductor material, is
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Pure silicon is made by the reduction of highly purified silicon tetrachloride
(SiCl) with dihydrogen.

The silicon obtained is purified further by the zone refining process. A method of refining metals some inorganic and organic compounds depending on the difference in solubility of impurities in the liquid and solid states is called zone refining process.
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