- Silicon - Wikipedia
Silicon is a chemical element; it has symbol Si and atomic number 14 It is a hard, brittle crystalline solid with a blue-grey metallic lustre, and is a tetravalent non-metal (sometimes considered as a metalloid) and semiconductor
- Silicon | Element, Atom, Properties, Uses, Facts | Britannica
Silicon, a nonmetallic chemical element in the carbon family that makes up 27 7 percent of Earth’s crust; it is the second most abundant element in the crust, being surpassed only by oxygen Learn more about the characteristics, distribution, and uses of silicon in this article
- Silicon - Element information, properties and uses | Periodic Table
Element Silicon (Si), Group 14, Atomic Number 14, p-block, Mass 28 085 Sources, facts, uses, scarcity (SRI), podcasts, alchemical symbols, videos and images
- Silicon | History, Uses, Facts, Physical Chemical Characteristics
Silicon is a brittle and hard crystalline solid It has blue-grey metallic lustre Silicon, in comparison with neighbouring elements in the periodic table, is unreactive The symbol for silicon is Si with atomic number 14 It has a very high melting and boiling point
- Silicon | Si (Element) - PubChem
Silicon is prepared commercially by heating silica and carbon in an electric furnace, using carbon electrodes Several other methods can be used for preparing the element
- Silicon – expert written, user friendly element information
Silicon is the eighth most abundant element in the Universe; it is made in stars with a mass of eight or more Earth suns Near the end of their lives these stars enter the carbon burning phase, adding helium nuclei to carbon to produce oxygen, neon, magnesium and silicon
- The Silicon Age - Encyclopedia of the Environment
Silicon is a discreet chemical element, but it is omnipresent and essential to our daily lives Found in the Earth’s crust in the form of silica or silicates, it is a component of rocks, sand and glass, as well as the most advanced electronic components
- What is Silicon? (with pictures) - AllTheScience
Silicon is an abundant nonmetallic element found throughout the universe Along with its various compounds, it is used in a wide variety of industrial applications including metal alloys, circuits, soaps, and glass
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