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Silicon
Electron Configuration 2,8,4
Electron Configuration [Ne] 3s2 3p2
Electronegativity 1.90
Enthalpy of Fusion 39.6 kJ mol-1
Enthalpy of Vaporisation 383.3 kJ mol-1
Heat Capacity 19.789 J mol-1 K-1
Thermal Conductivity 149 W m-1 K-1
Thermal Expansion 2.6 μm m-1 K-1
Magnetic ordering Non-magnetic
Speed of sound 8433 m s-1
Young's modulus 47 GPa
Bulk modulus 100 GPa
Mohs hardness 6.5
Atomic Radii
Atomic Radius 110 pm
Bohr Radius 111 pm
Covalent Radius 111 pm
Van der Waals 210 pm
Oxidation States
Main Si+2, Si+4
Other
Ionisation Energies (kJ mol-1) show graph
M - M+ 786.5
M+ - M2+ 1577.1
M2+ - M3+ 3231.4
M3+ - M4+ 4355.5
M4+ - M5+ 16091
M5+ - M6+ 19784
M6+ - M7+ 23786
M7+ - M8+ 29252
M8+ - M9+ 33876
M9+ - M10+ 38732
Covalent Bonds (kJ mol-1)
Si-H 326
Si-C 301
Si-O 486
Si-F 582
Si-Cl 391
Si-Si 226