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Basic Data

Symbol: Si
Atomic Number: 14
Atomic weight: 28.0855u
Melting Point: 1685K
Boiling Point: 3540K
Number of Protons/Electrons: 14
Number of Neutrons: 14
Classification: Metalloid
Crystal Structure: Face Center Cubic
Density 2.33g/mL
Color: grey
Bonding radius: 1.11A
Atomic radius: 1.46A
Ionization Potential: 8.151V
Electronegativity: 1.9
Heat of vaporization: 384.22kJ/mol
Heat of fusion: 50.55kJ/mol
Specific heat: 0.71J/gK
Electron configuration: [Ne]3s23p2



Crystal Structure


Isotopes

Isotope Half Life
Si28 Stable
Si29 Stable
Si30 Stable
Si31 2.62 hours
Si32 100 years


Facts

Date of Discovery: 1823
Discoverer: Jons Berzelius
Uses: glass, semiconductors
Obtained From: Second most abundant element. Found in clay, granite, quartz, sand


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