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[[Silicon]] is a [[solid]].
==Key Stage 3==
[[File:SiliconSymbol1.png|right|300px|thumb|The [[Chemical Symbol|chemical symbol]] for [[Silicon]].]]
[[File:Si-28_WK.PNG|right|200px|thumb|A 2 dimensional representation of a [[Silicon]] [[atom]] with 14 [[proton]]s and 14 [[neutron]]s in the [[Atomic Nucleus|nucleus]] and 14 [[electron]]s orbiting the [[Atomic Nucleus|nucleus]].]]
===Meaning===
[[Silicon]] is a [[Group 4]] [[metalloid]] [[element]], on the [[Periodic Table]], with an [[Atomic Number|atomic number]] of 14.
===About Silicon===
: [[Silicon]] has the [[Chemical Symbol|chemical symbol]] [[Silicon|BSi]].
====Atomic Structure====
: [[Silicon]] as 14 [[proton]]s and 14 [[neutron]]s in its [[Atomic Nucleus|nucleus]] giving it an [[Atomic Number]] of 14 and an [[Relative Atomic Mass|atomic mass]] of 28.
====Properties====
: [[Silicon]] is a shiny [[solid]] at [[STP|room temperature]].
==Key Stage 4==
[[File:SiKS4.PNG|right|200px|thumb|The [[Chemical Symbol|chemical symbol]] for [[Silicon]].]]
[[File:Si-28_WK.PNG|right|200px|thumb|A 2 dimensional representation of the [[Bohr Model]] of a [[Silicon]]-28 [[isotope]] with 14 [[proton]]s and 14 [[neutron]]s in the [[Atomic Nucleus|nucleus]] and 2 [[electron]]s in the first [[Electron Orbital|shell]], 8 in the second and 4 in the [[Outer Shell|outer shell]].]]
===Meaning===
[[Silicon]] is a [[Group 4]] [[metalloid]] [[element]], on the [[Periodic Table]], with 14 [[proton]]s in the [[Atomic Nucleus|nucleus]].
===About Iodine=======Molecular Structure=Silicon===: [[Silicon]] has the [[Chemical Symbol|chemical symbol]] [[Silicon|B]].: [[Silicon]] [[atom]]s join together in a [[Giant Metallic Structure|giant metallic structureSi]].
====Atomic Structure====
: The most [[Stable Isotope|stable isotope]] of [[Silicon]] has 14 [[neutron]]s in its [[Atomic Nucleus|nucleus]] giving it an [[Relative Atomic Mass|atomic mass]] of 28.
: [[Silicon]] is in [[Period]] 3 of the [[Periodic Table]] because it has 3 [[Electron Orbital|electron shells]].
====Properties====
: [[Silicon]] is a [[metalloid]] [[element]] so in some conditions it is an [[Electrical Conductor|electrical conductor]].
: [[Silicon]] is a shiny [[solid]] at [[STP|standard temperature and pressure]] and has a high [[Melting Point|melting point]].
===References===
====AQA====
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0008158762/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0008158762&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=a0fffa35b3ea49a63404f6704e0df7cc ''Silicon, page 133, GCSE Chemistry; Student Book, Collins, AQA '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0198359381/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0198359381&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=47c8d1ae58d8b3a5e2094cd447154558 ''Silicon, page 226, GCSE Chemistry; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0008158770/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0008158770&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=ec31595e720e1529e49876c3866fff6e ''Silicon, page 287, GCSE Physics; Student Book, Collins, AQA '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0008158762/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0008158762&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=a0fffa35b3ea49a63404f6704e0df7cc ''Silicon; dioxide, pages 64, 76-7, GCSE Chemistry; Student Book, Collins, AQA '']