5.2 - Properties and origins of componets: Sub Section - Social Footprint
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- 5.2 - Properties and origins of componets: Sub Section - Social Footprint
- Relying on Scarce elements
- Specialist componets use them.
- Can be expensive as so little.
- If found in small number of places, problems with element supply can stop product production.
- Examples
- Lithium
- Use: Rechargeable Batteries (laptops, phones etc)
- If mines run out price will rise.
- Find more or make batteries that don't need it
- Colbalt
- Use: high performance Alloys - temp resistant (Used in Jet engine Blades)
- Mining dangerous and uses child labour in poor conditions
- From politically Unstable Part of africa - effects supply
- Tantalum
- Used in capacitors and other minature components
- Lithium
- Effects of Modern Systems
- Huge changes to way of life.
- Comuters store and process huge quantities of information.
- Phone calls and social media chage way and with who we can contact
- Oppotunities for crime: cyber crime stealing money. Big task to keep data seccure especcialy for big companies.
- Info over the internet
- Convenience: services, products etc
- Huge changes to way of life.
- Relying on Scarce elements
- Huge changes to way of life.
- Comuters store and process huge quantities of information.
- Phone calls and social media chage way and with who we can contact
- Oppotunities for crime: cyber crime stealing money. Big task to keep data seccure especcialy for big companies.
- Info over the internet
- Convenience: services, products etc
- Australie. Aome from DRC - money used to buy guns for civil war
- Tantalum
- Used in capacitors and other minature components
- Tantalum
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