Silicon

= SILICON =

Name of the person and year it was discovered In 1787 Antoine Lavoisier identified silicone.

Group number and period on the periodic table The group number is 14 and the period number is 3

State of the element at room temperature (solid, liquid or gas) Its a solid.

The colour of the element Its a blueish black colour and its shinny.

The atomic number and mass The atomic number is 14 and the atomic mass is 28.

Picture(s) of the element

Number of protons, neutrons and electrons There are 14 electrons, 14 protons and 14 neutrons.

Boiling and melting points (in degrees Celsius) Silicon boiling point is 3265 degrees C and its melting point is 1410.0 degrees C.

Metal/Metalloid/Non-metal Silicon is a metalloid so that means it is both metal and non-metal.

5 Important uses/interesting facts and any other information you think will be interesting and/or useful to others (including common chemical compounds) Silicon is used in eye glasses, glass, hearing aids, its used in silicon implants, medicines, bricks, cement and also it is also in sand.

Silicon is also the second element in the earths crust and it makes 25.7% of it.