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Summary
silicon is a chemical element[1]. silicon draws 3,156 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 combustible powder[5].
- silicon's instance of is recorded as lithophile[6].
- flint is named after silicon[7].
- silicon is made of aluminosilicate[8].
- silicon is made of quartzite[9].
- silicon is made of sand[10].
- silicon's canonical SMILES is recorded as [Si][11].
- silicon's element symbol is recorded as Si[12].
- silicon's chemical formula is recorded as Si[13].
- silicon is a type of metalloid[14].
- silicon is part of period 3[15].
- silicon is part of group 14[16].
- silicon's Commons category is recorded as Silicon[17].
- silicon's Unicode character is recorded as 矽[18].
- silicon's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1823[19].
- silicon's found in taxon is recorded as Opuntia ficus-indica[20].
- silicon's found in taxon is recorded as Opuntia stricta[21].
- silicon's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Silicon[22].
- silicon's Commons gallery is recorded as Silicon[23].
- silicon's atomic number is recorded as {'amount': '+14'}[24].
- silicon's electronegativity is recorded as {'amount': '+1.90'}[25].
- silicon's oxidation state is recorded as {'amount': '-4'}[26].
- silicon's oxidation state is recorded as {'amount': '-3'}[27].
Body
Definition and Type
Recorded instance of include chemical element[4], combustible powder[5], and lithophile[6]. silicon is a type of metalloid[14].
Origins
flint is named after silicon[7].
Use and Application
Part of include period 3[15], a period[28] and group 14[16], a group[29].
Influence
Things named for silicon include silicon-burning process[30]; cavansite[31], a mineral species[32]; sial[33]; sima[34]; sinoite[35], a mineral species[36]; canasite[37], a mineral species[38]; kalsilite[39], a mineral species[40]; and nabesite[41], a mineral species[42].
Why It Matters
silicon draws 3,156 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 28 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]; sinoite[35], a mineral species[36]; and canasite[37], a mineral species[38].