Chromium Silicon Monoxide

Chromium Silicon Monoxide

 Chromium Silicon Monoxide Description

Chromium is a Block D, Group 6, Period 4 element with an atomic weight of 51.9961. The number of electrons in each of Chromium’s shells is 2, 8, 13, 1 and its electron configuration is [Ar] 3d⁵ 4s¹. Chromium was first discovered by Louis Nicolas Vauquelin in 1797. It was first isolated in 1798, also by Louis Nicolas Vauquelin.

The chromium atom has a radius of 128 pm and a Van der Waals radius of 189 pm. In its elemental form, chromium has a lustrous steel-gray appearance. Chromium is the hardest metal element in the periodic table and the only element that exhibits antiferromagnetic ordering at room temperature, above which it tranforms into a paramagnetic solid. The most common source of chromium is chromite ore (FeCr₂O₄). Due to its various colorful compounds, Chromium was named after the Greek word ‘chroma’ meaning color.

Silicon:

Silicon is a Block P, Group 14, Period 3 element with an atomic weight of 28.085. The number of electrons in each of Silicon’s shells is 2, 8, 4 and its electron configuration is [Ne] 3s² 3p². The silicon atom has a radius of 111 pm and a Van der Waals radius of 210 pm. Silicon was discovered and first isolated by Jöns Jacob Berzelius in 1823. Silicon makes up 25.7% of the earth’s crust, by weight, and is the second most abundant element, exceeded only by oxygen.

The metalloid is rarely found in pure crystal form and is usually produced from the iron-silicon alloy ferrosilicon. Silica (or silicon dioxide), as sand, is a principal ingredient of glass, one of the most inexpensive of materials with excellent mechanical, optical, thermal, and electrical properties. 

Ultra high purity silicon can be doped with boron, gallium, phosphorus, or arsenic to produce silicon for use in transistors, solar cells, rectifiers, and other solid-state devices which are used extensively in the electronics industry. The name Silicon originates from the Latin word silex which means flint or hard stone.

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Storage Conditions:

Airtight sealed, avoid light and keep dry at room temperature. 

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