Silicon dioxide is a solid at standard conditions, making it much harder for a hypothetical silicon-based organism to dispose of as a waste product compared to carbon dioxide, which is a gas.

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  Alternative Biochemistries: Speculations about Strange Possibilities

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• silicon dioxide concept