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Group
13 14 15
2
6
C
Carbon
[He] 2s2 2p2
Period 3
13
Al
Aluminum
[Ne] 3s2 3p1
14
Si
Silicon
[Ne] 3s2 3p2
Name origin: the Latin 'silex' or 'silicis', meaning flint
Atomic weight (amu): 28.085
Specific heat capacity (J/gK): 0.705
Density (g/cm3): 2.3296
Melting point (K): 1687.0
Boiling point (K): 3538.0
Electronegativity (Pauling): 1.9
Abundance (mg/kg): 282000.0
4
32
Ge
Germanium
[Ar] 4s2 3d10 4p2

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3d10 Different electron shell (n)

3d10 Different electron count

3d10 New term (orbital)