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How many valence electrons are available for bonding in silicon?
Silicon has four valence electrons, as it is located in group 14 of the periodic table. These valence electrons are available for bonding with other atoms, allowing silicon to form four covalent bonds in compounds such as silicon dioxide (SiO₂) or silicon carbide (SiC). This property makes silicon a key element in the formation of semiconductors and various materials.
Which elements show catenation?
Carbon and silicon are known for exhibiting catenation, where they can form long chains or rings by bonding with other atoms of the same element. This property allows for the formation of diverse organic compounds and silicon-based materials.
What physical property causes earth's core to be made up of heavier elements including metals such as iron and earth's crust to be made of lighter elements such as silicon?
Density.
Is the Si from metals or nonmetals?
Si is the short form for Silicon and silicon is not a metal.
What is the average atomic mass of the three silicon isotopes?
The average atomic mass of silicon is around 28.09 atomic mass units. This is due to the natural abundance of the three silicon isotopes: silicon-28, silicon-29, and silicon-30. Silicon-28 is the most abundant isotope at about 92.23%, followed by silicon-29 at about 4.67%, and silicon-30 at about 3.1%.
What are some verbs for silicon?
Silicon is a noun. Verbs don't describe nouns, adjectives describe nouns.
What is a true statement about the metalloid silicon?
silicon is a better conductor of electric current than sulfur is.
Why does silicon does not have any catenating property?
Silicon also shows catenation ...but only till 8 atoms.
Is quartz a physical or chemical property?
Quartz is silicon dioxide (SiO2); quartz is not a property.
What do you mean by negative temperature coffecient of silicon?
It strictly means the temperature coeffecient of a particular property of silicon: as the temperature rises, the value of this property falls. Such as electrical resistance.
What special property of silicon helps it make computer circuits?
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Does silicon has the property of ductility and malleability?
Silicon is a brittle material and does not exhibit ductility or malleability. It is a semiconductor that is commonly used in electronic devices due to its unique electrical properties.
Is sand a physical or chemical property?
Sand is a natural product (frequently silicon dioxide or calcium carbonate) not a material property.
Is the blue-gray color of silicon a chemical or physical property?
The blue-gray color of silicon is a physical property. Physical properties are characteristics that can be observed or measured without changing the composition of the substance, like color, density, and melting point.
Describe how allotropes of silicon differ in appearance?
Silicon allotropes can range from dark brown to black in appearance. Amorphous silicon appears as a dark brown powder or a shiny black solid, while crystalline silicon forms shiny, gray-colored crystals.
How silicon affect the property of aluminium bronze?
Additions of silicon make *Aluminium and Tin/Copper (bronze) alloys stronger, stiffer, more resistant to wear.
Why germanium and silicon are not preferred in LEDs?
A: Because the element has different property as gallium arsenide.
