Silicon

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Silicon
Name Silicon
Symbol Si
Atomic number 14
Atomic mass 28.1 amu
Classification Metalloid
Crystal structure Cubic
Color Gray
Date of discovery 1823
Name of discoverer Jons Berzelius
Name origin From the Latin word silex (flint)
Uses Glass, semiconductor
Obtained from Found in clay, granite, quartz, sand
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