Structured Summary
Abstract
A trace element that constitutes about 27.6% of the earth's crust in the form of SILICON DIOXIDE. It does not occur free in nature. Silicon has the atomic symbol Si, atomic number 14, and atomic weight [28.084; 28.086].
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- Si
- Molecular Weight
- 28.085 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 7440-21-3
- IUPAC Name
- silicon
- InChIKey
- XUIMIQQOPSSXEZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- [Si]
- MeSH Unique ID
- D012825
- Source
- PubChem CID 5461123
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Synonyms
2 entry terms
- Silicon-28
- Silicon 28
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Aspects Covered
24 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemistry, classification, deficiency, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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Indexing Annotation
do not confuse with SILICA or SILICONES; lung disease from various silicon dusts = SILICOSIS
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Silicon. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012825. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012825
- Silicon. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon
- Silicon. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q670
- Silicon. In: PubChem Compound. CID 5461123. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5461123