Made Of

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etching gas

MaterialSubstance

Fluorine-based gases that, turned into plasma, carve trenches into silicon only a few atoms wide.

First appearedDate not yet known

Fluorine-based gases that, turned into plasma, carve trenches into silicon only a few atoms wide.

From the big bang to etching gas

The most direct chain from the start of the universe, following what things are made from and, for living things, what they evolved from. Each step shows when it first appeared.

big bang13.8 bn yrs ago
Hhydrogen13.8 bn yrs ago
star13.6 bn yrs ago
Nnitrogen13.6 bn yrs ago
etching gasdate unknown