stackyFACTSPure perfection is utterly useless in the complex world of modern computing. Flawlessly pure silicon is a terrible conductor of electricity. Manufacturers deliberately corrupt it with targeted impurities like phosphorus or boron in a process called doping, magically turning a useless rock into the foundation of circuitry.
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