Atom+16MAR

My element is silicon


 * Atom**- the basis of all matter, no charge building block of all molecules.


 * Proton**- a particle with positive charge


 * Neutron**- a particle with no charge


 * Electron**- a particle with a negative charge


 * Nucleus**- the middle of an atom which contains protons and neutrons


 * Atomic Number**- the number of protons an atom has


 * Atomic Weight**- another term for atomic mass


 * Atomic Symbol**- the letters that represent the element

Silicon atomic symbol- Si atomic number- 14 atomic weight- 28.0855 u + 0.0003 u what atoms it combines with to form compounds- carbon, geranium, tin, and lead properties- metalloid, non- metal qualities properties of a compound that the atom might form- sand, rock, brick, and glass