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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

ELEMENTS

LEXI NIX BLOCK 4

SILICON

SYMBOL- SI
Photo by Thorius

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

  • Name- silicon
  • Symbol- Si
  • State at room temperature-solid
  • Color- gray
Photo by Thorius

HISTORY

  • Jöns Jacob Berzelius discovered it in 1824
  • Discovered in Stockholm, Sweden

COMMON USES

  • Concrete and brick
  • Used in making enamels and pottery
  • Ingredient of glass
Photo by Jayel Aheram

XENON

SYMBOL- Xe

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

  • Name- Xenon
  • Symbol- Xe
  • State at room temperature- gas
  • Color- colorless

HISTORY

  • William Ramsay and Morris Travers discovered it in 1898
  • Was discovered in England

COMMON USES

  • Used in flash lamps
  • In arc lamps
  • Used as a general anesthetic
Photo by sdshaffer