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Summary
silicon is a chemical element[1]. silicon draws 25,640 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #22 of 144).[2]
Key Facts
- silicon is credited with the discovery of Jöns Jacob Berzelius[3].
- silicon's instance of is recorded as chemical element[4].
- silicon's instance of is recorded as lithophile[5].
- flint is named after silicon[6].
- silicon is made of aluminosilicate[7].
- silicon is made of quartzite[8].
- silicon is made of sand[9].
- silicon's canonical SMILES is recorded as [Si][10].
- silicon's element symbol is recorded as Si[11].
- silicon's chemical formula is recorded as Si[12].
- silicon is a type of combustible powder[13].
- silicon is a type of p-block[14].
- silicon is part of period 3[15].
- silicon is part of group 14[16].
- silicon is part of metalloid[17].
- silicon's Commons category is recorded as Silicon[18].
- silicon's Unicode character is recorded as 矽[19].
- silicon's crystal system is recorded as face-centered cubic[20].
- silicon's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1823[21].
- silicon's point group is recorded as cubic-hexoctahedral[22].
- silicon's space group is recorded as space group Fd-3m[23].
- silicon's found in taxon is recorded as Opuntia ficus-indica[24].
- silicon's found in taxon is recorded as Opuntia stricta[25].
- silicon's IPA transcription is recorded as ˈsɪləkən[26].
- silicon's IPA transcription is recorded as ˈsɪləkɒn[27].
Body
Definition and Type
Recorded instance of include chemical element[4] and lithophile[5]. Recorded subclass of include combustible powder[13] and p-block[14].
Origins
flint is named after silicon[6].
Use and Application
Part of include period 3[15], a period[28]; group 14[16], a group[29]; and metalloid[17].
Influence
Things named for silicon include silicon-burning process[30]; cavansite[31], a mineral species[32]; sial[33]; sima[34]; canasite[35], a mineral species[36]; kalsilite[37], a mineral species[38]; sinoite[39], a mineral species[40]; and banalsite[41], a mineral species[42].
Why It Matters
silicon draws 25,640 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #22 of 144).[2] silicon has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] silicon is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]
Entities named for silicon include silicon-burning process[30]; cavansite[31], a mineral species[32]; sial[33]; sima[34]; canasite[35], a mineral species[36]; and kalsilite[37], a mineral species[38].