Si
28.085 g/mol
Industrial ChemicalDanger
SILICON
CAS7440-21-3EC231-130-8
Category
Industrial Chemical
Compound Class
Other
Primary Use
Semiconductor and photovoltaic material
Silicon is a dark brown amorphous powder that is insoluble in water and denser than water. It burns readily when exposed to heat or flames and is used as a key material in semiconductor and photovoltaic devices, such as solar cells and computer microchips.
Manufacture of semiconductors, transistors, and diodesProduction of solar cells for photovoltaic devicesSynthesis of silanes and silicones
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CAS 7440-21-3
Related Compounds
StrongSame Parent
Lithium silicon
CAS68848-64-6
Lithium silicon alloy production
StrongStructure SimilarSimilarity 1.00
Silane
CAS7803-62-5
Silicon source for semiconductor deposition
StrongStructure SimilarSimilarity 1.00
Aluminium--silane (1/1)
CAS11145-27-0
hydride reagent and reducing agent
ReferenceSame Category
Silver
CAS7440-22-4
metal alloying and antibacterial agent
ReferenceSame Category
Sodium
CAS7440-23-5
Chemical intermediate and reducing agent
ReferenceSame Category
Argon
CAS7440-37-1
Inert gas for welding and metal refining
ReferenceSame Category
Boron
CAS7440-42-8
Industrial chemical for glass and borate production
Safety Reference
Danger
H228Flammable solid
H320Causes eye irritation
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
silicon
InChIKey
XUIMIQQOPSSXEZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
[Si]
Synonyms (76)
- Q670
- SILANE
- SILICON
- 14Si
- 7440-21-3(powder)
- Atomic Silicon
- Defoamer S-10
- Element Silicon
- Element-Si
- Elemental silicon
- Meteorite
- Meteorite 8133
- SILICON [MART.]
- Si
- Si (element)
- Silane, 7.0 - 7.5% in argon
- Silane, compressed
- Silicium
- Silicium Metallicum
- Silicon (Si)
- Silicon (atomic)
- Silicon 28
- Silicon Nanopowder
- Silicon Nanowire Dispersion
- Silicon Standard
- Silicon chips
- Silicon dust
- Silicon element
- Silicon metal
- Silicon nanopowder (100 nm)
- Silicon nanopowder (500 nm)
- Silicon nanopowder (~ 30 nm)
- Silicon nanopowder (~ 50 nm)
- Silicon powder
- Silicon powder 15-53 micron
- Silicon powder 325 mesh
- Silicon powder 45-90 micron
- Silicon powder 50-150 micron
- Silicon powder, amorphous
- Silicon random pieces
- Silicon, CP
- Silicon, elemental
- Silicone
- Silizium
- silicio
- silicon atom