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[Ne] 3s2 3p2

Planetary Bohr Model of Silicon
Lewis Dot Diagram of Silicon

General Information

Symbol:Si
Atomic Number:14
Atomic Weight: (Atomic Mass, Molar Mass)28.0855
Group:14 (carbon family)
IVB (Old IUPAC), IVA (CAS)
Period:3
Block:p

Physical Properties

Density:2.33 g/cm3
Atomic Volume:12.1 cm3/mole
Atomic Radius:1.32 angstroms
Covalent Radius:111 pm
Radioactive:No

States

Melting Point:1410.0 °C
Boiling Point:2355.0 °C
Heat Of Fusion:50.2 kJ/mole
Heat Of Vaporization:359.0 kJ/mole

Electrons & Oxidation

Oxidation States:±4
Electrons Per Shell:2 8 4
Electron Configuration:[Ne] 3s2 3p2
1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p2

Energy

Electronegativity:1.9 (Pauling Scale)
Electron Affinity:-134 kJ/mol
1st Ionization Energy:780 kJ/mol
Specific Heat Capacity:0.7 J g−1 K−1
Thermal Conductivity:148.0 W·m−1·K−1

History

Discovered In:1824
Discovered By:Jöns Jacob Berzelius
Discovered At:Sweden
Word Origin:From the Latin word "silicis" meaning "flint"

Translations

EnglishSilicon
DeutschSilizium
LëtzebuergeschSilizium
NederlandsSilicium (Kiezel ? )
AfrikaansSilikon (Kiesel ? )
FryskSilisium
DanskSilicium
SvenskaKisel
NorskSilisium
ÍslenskaKísill
FøroyskSilicium
LatinSilicium
FrançaisSilicium
EspañolSilicio
CatalanaSilici
OccitanaSilici
PortuguêsSilício
GalegoSilicio
ItalianoSilicio
FurlanSilici
RomânSiliciu
MoldavianSiliciu
ArmãneashteSilitsiumu
РусскийКремний
УкраїнскаКремній
byКрэмній
PolskaKrzem
KaszëbscziKrzém
ČechKřemík
SlovenskýKremík
SlovenščinaSilicij
HrvatskaSilicij
СрпскиСилициjум
BosnianSilicij
МакедонскиСилициум
БългарскиСилиций
LietuviškaiSilicis
LaoSilīcijs
SudovianSilicijan
CymraegSílicon
Gaeilge na hÉireannSileacón
Gàidhlig na hSileacon
Gaelg VanninaghShillagon
CornishSylycon
BrezhonegSilisiom
Ελληνική? υριτιο
ShqipSilicium
OssetianКремний
EuskeraSilizioa
Georgianსიცილიუმი
SuomiPii
EestiRäni
MagyarSzilícium
TürkçeSilisyum
KazakhКремний
UzbekКремний
TajikSilitziy
MongolianЦахиур
日本語ケイ? [keiso]
中国话
ไทย? ? ? ? ? ? ?
VietnameseSilic
Bahasa MelayuSilikon
العربيهسيلكون
Il-MaltiSilikon
עבריתצורן
EsperantoSilicio

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