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 cm2/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 |
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 |
Electrons & Oxidation
| Oxidation States: | ±4 |
| Electrons Per Shell: | 2 8 4 |
| Electron Configuration: | [Ne] 3s2 3p2 |
| 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p2 |
| 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p2 |
History
| Discovered In: | 1824 |
| Discovered By: | Jöns Jacob Berzelius |
| Discovered At: | Sweden |
| Word Origin: | From the Latin word "silicis" meaning "flint" |
Translations
| English | Silicon |
| Deutsch | Silizium |
| Lëtzebuergesch | Silizium |
| Nederlands | Silicium (Kiezel †) |
| Afrikaans | Silikon (Kiesel †) |
| Frysk | Silisium |
| Dansk | Silicium |
| Svenska | Kisel |
| Norsk | Silisium |
| Íslenska | Kísill |
| Føroysk | Silicium |
| Latin | Silicium |
| Français | Silicium |
| Español | Silicio |
| Catalana | Silici |
| Occitana | Silici |
| Português | Silício |
| Galego | Silicio |
| Italiano | Silicio |
| Furlan | Silici |
| Român | Siliciu |
| Moldavian | Siliciu |
| Armãneashte | Silitsiumu |
| Русский | Кремний |
| Українска | Кремній |
| by | Крэмній |
| Polska | Krzem |
| Kaszëbsczi | Krzém |
| Čech | Křemík |
| Slovenský | Kremík |
| Slovenščina | Silicij |
| Hrvatska | Silicij |
| Српски | Силициjум |
| Bosnian | Silicij |
| Македонски | Силициум |
| Български | Силиций |
| Lietuviškai | Silicis |
| Lao | Silīcijs |
| Sudovian | Silicijan |
| Cymraeg | Sílicon |
| Gaeilge na hÉireann | Sileacón |
| Gàidhlig na h | Sileacon |
| Gaelg Vanninagh | Shillagon |
| Cornish | Sylycon |
| Brezhoneg | Silisiom |
| Ελληνική | Πυριτιο |
| Shqip | Silicium |
| Ossetian | Кремний |
| Euskera | Silizioa |
| Georgian | სიცილიუმი |
| Suomi | Pii |
| Eesti | Räni |
| Magyar | Szilícium |
| Türkçe | Silisyum |
| Kazakh | Кремний |
| Uzbek | Кремний |
| Tajik | Silitziy |
| Mongolian | Цахиур |
| 日本語 | ケイ素 [keiso] |
| 中国话 | 硅 |
| ไทย | ซิลิคอน |
| Vietnamese | Silic |
| Bahasa Melayu | Silikon |
| العربيه | سيلكون |
| Il-Malti | Silikon |
| עברית | צורן |
| Esperanto | Silicio |
Links
Misspellings: ailicon, zilicon, xilicon, dilicon, eilicon, wilicon, sulicon, sjlicon, sklicon, solicon, s9licon, s8licon, sikicon, sipicon, sioicon, silucon, siljcon, silkcon, silocon, sil9con, sil8con, silixon, silivon, silifon, silidon, silicin, silickn, silicln, silicpn, silic0n, silic9n, silicob, silicom, silicoj, silicoh, ilicon, slicon, siicon, silcon, silion, silicn, silico, islicon, sliicon, siilcon, silcion, siliocn, silicno, ssilicon, siilicon, sillicon, siliicon, siliccon, silicoon, siliconn
