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