Silicon

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**Silicon** is [|element] 14 on the [|periodic table]. Its symbol is **Si**. Silicon looks like a [|metal], but does not do everything a metal does, like conduct [|electricity] very easily. It is a [|metalloid]. Silicon is used a great deal in today's [|computers] and virtually every electronic device. [|Germanium] can also be used in computers, but silicon is easier to find. There is a lot of silicon on the [|Earth]. At the beach, there is silicon in the form of [|sand]. Sand is a compound of silicon known as silicon dioxide or silica. [|Glass] is made by heating [|sand] (or silicon dioxide) hot enough. The glass can have different colors by adding colored compounds. Silicon also makes up a lot of different rocks and minerals, and they are known as silicates. Silicon is a [|semiconductor]. (link)

=Element 14 - Silicon= media type="custom" key="22059052" Published on Nov 14, 2012  This is my presentation for science class.

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Published on Nov 13, 2012

Project for Mr. Berghout's class. I was assigned the element