Si	Z =  14	◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊	Silicon
			From the Latin "silex, -icis", meaning "flint"
(AM) Atomic Mass	28.0855  amu	♦	Oxidation States	+2, +4, -4
(BP) Boiling Point	2355  °C	♦	(MP) Melting Point	1410  °C
(ρ) Density	2.24  g/cm3	♦	Crystal Structure	Diamond
( χ ) Electronegativity	1.8	♦	(AR) Atomic Radius	1.11  Å
Physical State	Solid	♦	(C) Heat Capacity	0.705  J/g °C
Electronic-Config	[Ne]  3s2  3p2	♦	(I1) First Ionization E	786.45  kJ/mol
(ΔHvap) Heat of Vaporization	359  kJ/mol	♦	(ΔHfus) Heat of Fusion	50.21  kJ/mol
Year of Discovery	1824	♦	Location of Discovery	Sweden
(E°) Standard Potential	SiO2 + 4 H+⇔ Si + 2 H2O (-0.860 V)
Stable isotopes	28Si,  29Si,  30Si
Discovered/Synthesized by	Jöns Jacob Berzelius
Natural Source	The mineral/ore quartz
Common Uses	Ceramics, glass, semiconductors, computer chips, silicone rubber
Other Info	Most of the Earth’s rock and mantle is made of silicate rock Chemists doubt that silicon-based life could exist
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