The Carborundum Factory Shows How They Make Their Products

The video, produced by the National Association of Manufacturers, explores the immense energy potential of Niagara Falls, highlighting its role in generating electricity through turbines. It then delves into the production of carborundum, an abrasive material made from coke and sand, which undergoes a high-temperature process to form silicon carbide crystals.

Explain how electricity is involved in the production of carborundum.

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What happens to silica and carbon during the carborundum production process?

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