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Silicon: Semiconductor

Silicon is the most common semiconductor material used in electronic components. It has an atomic number of 14 and atomic weight of 28. In its pure state, silicon is a metal-like solid resembling aluminum. Silicon conducts electricity depending on the addition of impurities, which is called doping and can produce either N-type or P-type silicon depending on the impurity. Most silicon devices contain both N-type and P-type materials.

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Silicon: Semiconductor

Silicon is the most common semiconductor material used in electronic components. It has an atomic number of 14 and atomic weight of 28. In its pure state, silicon is a metal-like solid resembling aluminum. Silicon conducts electricity depending on the addition of impurities, which is called doping and can produce either N-type or P-type silicon depending on the impurity. Most silicon devices contain both N-type and P-type materials.

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Silicon

Silicon is a chemical element (its symbol in chemical formula expressions is "Si") that is present in sand
and glass and which is the best known semiconductor material in electronic components. Its atomic
number is 14. The most common isotope has atomic weight 28. In its pure state, silicon is a metal-like
substance with an appearance and heft somewhat resembling aluminum. In its natural state, silicon
appears bound up with other elements in the form of compounds. It is abundant in the crust of the
earth.

Silicon conducts electricity to an extent that depends on the extent to which impurities are added. The
addition of impurities to silicon, or to any semiconductor material, is called doping . Some impurities
produce N-type silicon, in which the majority charge carriers are negatively charged electron s. Other
impurities result in the production of P-type silicon, in which the majority charge carriers are positively
charged hole s. Most silicon devices contain both N-type and P-type material
Silicon is a chemical element with symbol Si and atomic number 14. It is a hard and brittle
crystalline solid with a blue-grey metallic lustre; and it is a tetravalent metalloid and semiconductor. It is
a member of group 14 in the periodic table: carbon is above it; and germanium, tin, and lead are below
it.

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