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| ID | 20 |
|---|---|
| Symbol | Si |
| Image | |
| Name | Silicon |
| Density (g/cm<sup>3</sup>) | 2.329 |
| Atomic Number | 14 |
| Molecular Weight | 28 |
| Melting Point (K) | 1687 |
| Boiling Point (K) | 3173 |
| Specific Heat Capacity (J/kg K) | 710 |
| Electro Negativity | 1.9 |
| Curie temperature (K) | |
| Bohr Magneton (J/T) | |
| Magnetization Saturation (MA m<sup>-1</sup>) | |
| Crystal Structure | Tetrahedral Packing |
| Appearance | Gray |
| Element category | Metalloid |
| Magnetic ordering | Diamagnetic |
| Discovery | Jöns Jacob Berzelius (1824) |
| General Information | Silicon is the seventh-most abundant element in the universe and the second-most abundant element on the planet, after oxygen, according to the Royal Society of Chemistry. About 25 percent of the Earth's crust is silicon. |
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| General informations source | https://www.livescience.com/28893-silicon.html |