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The chemistry of molecules containing silicon is studied, and estimates are presented of the abundances of SiH, SiH(+), SiN, SiO, and SiS in diffuse interstellar clouds. Laboratory measurements are needed to test the chemical scheme.
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Turner et al. (1977) studied this question.
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