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==Key Stage 3==
[[File:SiliconSymbol1.png|right|300px|thumb|The [[Chemical Symbol|chemical symbol]] for [[Silicon]].]]
[[File:Silicon2dWKSi-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.
==Key Stage 4==
[[File:SiKS4.PNG|right|200px|thumb|The [[Chemical Symbol|chemical symbol]] for [[Silicon]].]]
[[File:Silcon2dWKSi-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]].