Edexcel GCSE Design and Technology · 1DT0
Specification 5.2.7 · Paper 1
Revise: Social Footprint of SystemsElectronic components and systems use materials including cobalt, tantalum and lithium. Their useful properties create demand, but reliance on scarce and/or hazardous materials brings social concerns. These two descriptions mean different things: scarcity concerns the availability of supply; hazard concerns the potential to cause harm.