Silicon

=⇥Silicon⇤ = = By: ⇧Max⇧ =


 * Atomic Number: 14

Protons: 14

Electrons: 14

Neutrons: 14**
 * Average Atomic Mass: 28.0855

Isotopes: Si-28, Si-29, Si-30**


 * Discovery: Jöns Jacob Berzelius discovered Silicon at 1824 in Sweden.**


 * Name: The name of the element Silicon is based on the latin word silex/silicis, which means flint/flints.

Uses: -alloys, commonly for vehicles, -wafers, semiconductors in electronics, -construction, pottery, glass, etc.

Interesting Facts: One of the few elements that have an higher density as a liquid than a solid.**

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 * Sources**
 * Photo:http://www.periodictable.com/Items/014.41/index.html
 * Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2aWO5cL410&feature=player_embedded
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon
 * http://periodic.lanl.gov/elements/14.html
 * http://www.webelements.com/silicon/