Silicon is a chemical element with the symbol Si and atomic number 14. It is a hard, brittle crystalline solid with a blue-grey metallic lustre, and is a tetravalent metalloid and semiconductor. It is a member of group 14 in the periodic table: carbon is above it; and germanium, tin, and lead are below it.
Since the 3s if now full we'll move to the 3p where we'll place the remaining two electrons. Therefore the Silicon electron configuration will be 1s²2s²2p^63s²3p². The configuration notation provides an easy way for scientists to write and communicate how electrons are arranged around the nucleus of an atom.
