SILICON

SILICON OR 'S'

• Atomic number: 14
• Atomic weight: 28.0855
• Group 14, Period 3
• 14 protons, 14 electrons, 14 neutrons
• Configuration:1s²2s²p⁶3s²p²

SILICON

• Silicon is in the sun, stars, and areolites.
• Silicon makes up ¼ of the earths crust.
• It's found in sand, quartz, agate and flint.
• It's a silvery colored, rusty, solid metalloid.

SILICON

• In 1854, Henry Deville produced crystalline silicon.
• The aluminum was removed, leaving silicon crystals.
• There were more chemists before him that helped.

INTERESTING FACTS

• Silicon is known to be toxic.
• It occurs mainly in nature.
• Melting point: 1687 K
• Boiling point: 3538 K
• Density 2.33 g/cm³

OTHER NAMES

• Latin: silicium
• German: silizium
• Spanish: silicio
• Swedish: kisel
• Norwegian: silisium