Si-Silicon By: Sem Lanning 6p
For my adopt-an-element project I got the 14th element, Silicon.
About
- Silicon is a metal in the semi-metal part of the periodic table.
- Silicon has the atomic number of 14 and an rounded atomic mass of 28. The real mass is 28.0855.
- The melting point is 1687 K or 1414 °C and it has a Boiling Point of 3538 K or 3266 °C.
- The normal phase of silicon at room temperature is solid.
- It has a silvery color and has a hardness of 7 mohs.
- Fun fact: Liquid silicon is denser than solid silicon.
Mohs is a hardness scale used for minerals. Quartz is a mineral and is crystalline silicon dioxide which is crystal SiO2. That's how to measure the mohs for silicon.
- The word Silicon came from the latin word "Silex" (Flint).
- Silicon was discovered by Jons Jacob Berzelius, a swedish scientist.
- He was born on August 20, 1779 near Linkoping, Sweden and died on August 7 1848 in Stockholm, Sweden.
- Silicon was discovered in 1824. I couldn't find out where but I infer in Stockholm since he studied and live there.
- Discovered by heating chips of potassium in a silica container and then carefully washing away the residual by-products
Health
- It causes the building up of connective tissues and bones.
- Silicon is also good for taking care of nails, hair and skin.
- Silicon is also vital for the preventing of atherosclerosis, insomnia, skin disorders and tuberculosis.
Industrial
- Silicon is also used for Silicone rubber.
- Silicone rubber is used in automobiles, textiles, construction and achitecture
- Also household products like hair conditioner, clothing (protection from wrinkles and stains), detergents, fabric softeners.
- Even deodarant, antiperspirant, cosmetics, and moisturizers.
- It also, as the picture above shows, makes solar panels.
- Silicon is also used in computer chips, the human body, stone and sand porcelain, glass etc. There are too many to name.
- Silicon is the second most abundant element in the earth's crust.
3 interesting facts about silicon
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QCsnQ9k__tPkp5dStbxBnb8Y3m58zMhR_OpfC1umZBs - This is the link to the Silicon adopot-an-element info sheet.
Citations:
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My Parents
Element of the Earth's Crust. Digital image. Chapter 4 Rocks and Minerals. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 May 2016. <http://volcano.oregonstate.edu/book/export/html/196>.
Silicon. Digital image. WiseGEEK. Wisegeek, 2003. Web. 22 May 2016. <http://www.wisegeek.org/what-is-the-difference-between-silicon-and-silicone.htm>.
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