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what is silicon can anyone answer ​

Answer 1

Silicon is a chemical element with the symbol Si and atomic number 14. It is a hard, brittle crystalline solid with a blue-grey metallic lustre, and is a tetravalent metalloid and semiconductor. It is a member of group 14 in the periodic table: carbon is above it; and germanium, tin, and lead are below it.

Symbol: Si

Atomic number: 14

Atomic mass: 28.0855 u

Electron configuration: [Ne] 3s²3p²

Melting point: 1,414 °C

Electronegativity: 1.9

Answer 2

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Question:- what is silicon?

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Answer:-

• Silicon is a metalloid (an element that has both properties of metal and non metal).
• It is positioned in the 14th group of the modern periodic table.
• electrically it is a semiconductor, and has intermediate conductivity.
• some of its physical features are:-

                       1) it is hard and brittle

                       2) it poses a metallic shine

                       3) it is a crystalline substance

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