The Oxford Dictionary says 'Silicon'
Silicon got its name from the Latin word silex (flint).
The anagram is silica, an oxide of silicon.
They are nouns.
what is the reason for the name '' silicon''
The element silicon got its name from the Latin word "silex" which means flint. This name was chosen because silicon is commonly found in the form of silicon dioxide, which is a major component of flint.
The anagram is "silicon" (an element found in sand and quartz).
the latin word for flint, Silex. :)
Controversy about silicon's physical and chemical character dates to its discovery: silicon was first prepared and characterized in pure form in 1824, and given the name:Silicium (from Latin: silicis, flints),with an -ium word-ending to suggest a metal.However, its final name Silicon, suggested in 1831, reflects the more physically similar elements carbon and boron.
It is seliconia. I am professor at Ohio University, and I believe the real state of answer is this one indeed.
The silicon-oxygen tetrahedron is the building block of silicate minerals. The word "silicate" means the compound contains silicon in some form.
Atomicity, what a charming old word. Used to mean either valency or the number of atoms in a molecule. For silicon the valency is 4. (where valency was the numebr of bonds that could be formed) Silicon is not molecular, it is normally encountered as a solid with a network lattice.
Because they needed a name so they made it and it was called Chickeen Nooddlee!(: