Silicon

= Silicon = By: Mason

**Atomic Number:** 14

**Protons:** 14

**Electrons:** 14

**Neutrons:** 14

**Average Atomic Mass:** 28.0855

**Discovery:** The element silicon was discovered by Jöns Jacob Berzelius who was a Swedish chemist. In 1842 he discovered silicon by heating chips of pottasium in a silica container then carefully washing away the residual by-products.

**Name:** The name silicon comes from the Latin word for flint, silex.

**Uses:** Silicon is used commonly in electrical components. Many computers and other electrical devices use silicon based technology. Silicon nitride is used in the impellers in turbo charges in cars.

**Interesting Facts**: Silicon is a tetravelent metalloid. Silicon is the seventh most abundant element in the universe. Today silicon is created by heating up sand using carbon.

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