Silicon
| Silicon | |
|---|---|
| Si | |
| In situ availability: | |
| Necessity: | |
| Atomic number: | 14 |
| Atomic mass: | 28.0855 |
| group: | 14 |
| period: | 3 |
| normal phase: | Solid |
| series: | Metalloids |
| density: | 2.33 g/cm3 |
| melting point: | 1687K, 1414°C, 2577°F |
| boiling point: | 3538K, 3265°C, 5909°F |
| B ← C → N | |
| Al ← Si → P | |
| Ga ← Ge → As | |
| Atomic radius (pm): | 110 |
| Bohr radius (pm): | 111 |
| Covalent radius (pm): | 111 |
| Van der Waals radius (pm): | 210 |
| ionic radius (pm): | (+4) 40 |
| 1st ion potential (eV): | 8.15 |
| Electron Configuration | |
| 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p2 | |
| Electrons Per Shell | |
| 2, 8, 4 | |
| Electronegativity: | 1.9 |
| Electron Affinity: | 1.39 |
| Oxidation states: | 4, 2 |
| Magnetism: | Nonmagnetic |
| Crystal structure: | Face centered cubic |
Silicon is a Metalloid in group 14.
It has a Face centered cubic crystalline structure.
This element has 3 stable isotopes: 28, 29, and 30.
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