ELEMENT WANTED:
If the element Silicon is found, contact emergency services.
Other names:
Can be found by the names of:
Silicon
Silica
Silicate
Si
Orthosilicic Acid
Silicium
Crimes:
•Working with Oxygen to form Silica.
•Increasing bone mineral density.
•Being too light for the likings of all who approach him; having an atomic mass of 28.085
•Boiling point of 3,265°C
•Has taken over 97% of the Earth's crust
•Used in:
1) Transistors
2) Photovoltaic cells (Picture to left has a solar powered car)
3) Microchips
4) Computer Chips
•Has a hardness of 7 on the Mohs Scale
Description
•Has two allotropic forms:
1) Shiny, grayish black needle-like or crystalline plates.
2) Amorphous, brown powder
•Metalloid
•Mainly inactive at room temp.
•Semi-conductor; this helps it with a lot of its uses.
•Density = 1.3462 ounces per square inch.
•Atomic # - 14
•Chemical symbol - Si
• Solid at room temp.
Groups Element Participated in:
•Silicon Carbide
•Silicate - Silicon-based rock
•Carbon Group
First Arresting Officer and Reason
•Found doing - Mixed with molten potassium and had to be seperated to find a small amount of pure silicon left behind
Sources:
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Pappas, By Stephanie. "Facts About Silicon." LiveScience. TechMedia Network, 16 Sept. 2014. Web. 22 Sept. 2015. http://www.livescience.com/28893-silicon.html
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