Basic Information
Name: SILICON
Symbol: SI
Atomic weight: 28.0855
State: solid
Classification: Silicon is a metalloid
color: silvery
Melting Point: 1414 oC, 1687 K
Boiling Point:3265 oC, 3538 K
Shells: 2,8,4
Electron configuration: 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p2
Density @ 20oC: 2.33 g/cm3
Atomic volume: 12.1 cm3/mol
Structure: diamond structure
hardness: 7 mohs