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is a semiconductor in group IVA of the periodic table with atomic number
14, an atomic weight of 28.086, and a density of 2.33 Mg/m3.
It melts at 1410 C.
The electronic configuration of the silicon atom is: (Ne)(3s)2(3p)2, and the atomic radius is 0.132 nm. Silicon has the diamond cubic crystal structure with a lattice parameter of 0.543 nm. The nearest neighbor distance is 0.235 nm. The diamond cubic crystal structure has an fcc lattice with a basis of two silicon atoms. |
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