1. Silicon -classified as a metalloid
-appearance: blue-grey with a metallic luster, solid at room temperature
-combined with sand, quartz, and other rocks
Second most abundant element in the Earth’s crust

2. Uses
Semiconductor
Used is various electronic devices as microchips in computers to solar cells and phones, glass, ceramic, pottery, and enamels

3. Work Cited
“Silicon.” Los Alamos National Laboratory. N.p., n.d. Web.10 October 2014.< “Silicon.” Periodic Table. Royal Society of Chemistry, n.d. Web. 10 October < Gagnom, Steve. “The Element Silicon.” Jefferson Lab. Science Education, n.d. Web.10 October <