Discovery of silicon

Silicon is a chemical element; it has symbol Si and atomic number 14. It is a hard, brittle crystalline solid with a blue-grey metallic lustre, and is a tetravalent non-metal and semiconductor. It is a member of group 14 in the periodic table: carbon is above it; and germanium, tin, lead, and flerovium are below it.

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Which happened first?

• Discovery of silicon happened 2 years before Discovery of aluminium
• Discovery of silicon happened 2 years before Discovery of bromine
• Discovery of silicon happened 5 years before Discovery of thorium
• Discovery of silicon happened 6 years after Discovery of cadmium
• Discovery of silicon happened 6 years after Discovery of lithium

Timeline

1. Discovery of cadmium1817
2. Discovery of lithium1817
3. Discovery of silicon (this page)1823
4. Discovery of aluminium1825
5. Discovery of bromine1825
6. Discovery of thorium1828

Related

• Discovery of hydrogen1766
• Discovery of oxygen1774
• Discovery of PlutoFebruary 18, 1930
• Discovery of carbon1789
• Discovery of heliumAugust 18, 1868
• Discovery of nitrogen1772
• Discovery of sulfur1777
• Discovery of sodium1807