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Summary
silicon is a chemical element[1]. silicon draws 6,617 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #22 of 144).[2]
Key Facts
- silicon is credited with the discovery of Jöns Jacob Berzelius[3].
- silicon's instance of is recorded as chemical element[4].
- silicon's instance of is recorded as lithophile[5].
- flint is named after silicon[6].
- silicon's canonical SMILES is recorded as [Si][7].
- silicon's element symbol is recorded as Si[8].
- silicon's chemical formula is recorded as Si[9].
- silicon is a type of combustible powder[10].
- silicon is a type of p-block[11].
- silicon is a type of chemical element[12].
- silicon is part of period 3[13].
- silicon is part of group 14[14].
- silicon is part of metalloid[15].
- silicon's Commons category is recorded as Silicon[16].
- silicon's Unicode character is recorded as 矽[17].
- silicon's crystal system is recorded as face-centered cubic[18].
- silicon's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1823[19].
- silicon's point group is recorded as cubic-hexoctahedral[20].
- silicon's space group is recorded as space group Fd-3m[21].
- silicon's found in taxon is recorded as Opuntia ficus-indica[22].
- silicon's found in taxon is recorded as Opuntia stricta[23].
- silicon's IPA transcription is recorded as ˈsɪləkən[24].
- silicon's IPA transcription is recorded as ˈsɪləkɒn[25].
- silicon's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Silicon[26].
- silicon's Commons gallery is recorded as Silicon[27].
Body
Definition and Type
Recorded instance of include chemical element[4] and lithophile[5]. Recorded subclass of include combustible powder[10], p-block[11], and chemical element[12].
Origins
flint is named after silicon[6].
Use and Application
Part of include period 3[13], a period[28]; group 14[14], a group[29]; and metalloid[15].
Influence
Things named for silicon include silicon-burning process[30]; cavansite[31], a mineral species[32]; sial[33]; sima[34]; canasite[35], a mineral species[36]; kalsilite[37], a mineral species[38]; sinoite[39], a mineral species[40]; and banalsite[41], a mineral species[42].
Why It Matters
silicon draws 6,617 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #22 of 144).[2] silicon has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] silicon is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]
Entities named for silicon include silicon-burning process[30]; cavansite[31], a mineral species[32]; sial[33]; sima[34]; canasite[35], a mineral species[36]; and kalsilite[37], a mineral species[38].