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Is silicon a metal or a nonmetal?Next, Hensfate Metal shares with you in detail.

Silicon is not a metal, it is a non-metal,Silicon is a non-metallic chemical element.

Its chemical symbol is Si, formerly known as silicon,The atomic number is 14, the relative atomic mass is 28.0855；

Crystalline silicon looks like black hard coal, not like metal. In addition to mercury, another name for silicon is "silicon". The melting point is 1420°C and the density is 2.34 grams per cubic centimeter. Hard and brittle. It is insoluble in acid at normal temperature, but easily soluble in alkali. The properties of metal silicon are similar to those of germanium, lead, and tin, and have semiconductor properties.

Silicon is extremely abundant in the earth's crust, second only to oxygen, and occupies more than a quarter of the total weight of the earth's crust. It exists in the form of silicon dioxide or silicate. The purest silica mineral is quartz or silica.

Silicon has two allotropes: one is a dark brown amorphous powder, which is lively and can burn in the air; the other is a stable crystal. Generally silica and quartz are used in glass and other building materials. High-quality quartz is used to make alloys, metals and single crystals. There are two types of allotropes, amorphous and crystalline. Crystalline silicon has metallic luster and certain metal properties, so it is often called It is a metalloid element.

Silicon is an important semiconductor material, and silicon single crystals doped with trace impurities can be used to make high-power transistors, rectifiers, and solar cells.

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