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Sicilia Silicon By: Savannah Bekkers and Martha Vertti
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Our sweet Sicilia Silicon, or SI as we like to call her, was born in 1842, weighing 28.08555g*mol-1 , and measured 14 centimeters. This little metal solid was delivered by Jon Jacobs Berzelius in Sweden. She’s has a melting point of 3265 Celsius, and a boiling point of 1414 Celsius. Sicilia is a metalloid, and is solid at room temperature She has developed quite a personality, and we are quite proud of her.
To the left is a photo of Jon Jacobs Berzelius, along with a Swedish flag.
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Birth Certificate
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Silicon’s First Picture
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Haiku Fourteenth
Element
Metalloid; Computer Known
Chip
As Silicon
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Carbon Family Members
Silicon
Carbon
Germanium
Tin
Lead
3 Berzelius Way, Stockholm, Sweden
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Bohr Model
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Uh- {Exclamation} +
Kun {Japanese Honorific Suffix: }
君 = Sil-i-Kuhnn = Silicon
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Career ď Žâ€Ż
Sicilia Silicon is expected to pursue a career that involves the constant use of technology. More specifically, it is expected of her to become a successful computer engineer for Microsoft or Apple since she is helpful when building silicon chips for computers and other technologies.