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Silicon (Si), a nonmetallic chemical element in the carbon family (Group 14 [IVa] of the periodic table). Silicon makes up 27.7 percent of Earth's crust; it is the ...
Atomic number: 14
Atomic weight: 28.086
Oxidation state: −4, (+2), +4
Atomic number: 14
Atomic weight: 28.086
Oxidation state: −4, (+2), +4
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✍ Silicon is a non-metal it is a semiconductor at room temperature.
✍ In Earth's crust silicon is the second most abundant element next to oxygen.
✍ It is more widely distributed in just send and planet has various forms of silicon dioxide (silica) or silicates.
✍ Silicon compound is the chief constituent of semi precious stones like garnet, zircon, topaz and opal.
✍ Silicon exists in two allotropic forms ; Amorphous and Crystalline silicon.
✍ Silicon Symbol : Si
✍ Atomic Number : 14 .
✍ Mass Number : 28
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