ENERGY ASSISTANCE FUNDS ARE STILL AVAILABLE! Funds are still available for low income Washington County residents who could use help with their electricity, natural gas, wood, propane or oil costs. Community Actionâs Energy Assistance Program operates year round, from October 1 through September 30, not just in the winter months.
- Carbon is a nonmetal, and silicon is a metalloid. - Carbon and silicon have the same common electron configuration as s 2, p 2. But in silicon, the electrons are spread into the 3rd energy level, whereas in carbon it is only to the 2nd energy level.
At the atomic level, silicon has 14 electrons, 4 of which are in the outer shell (the highest energy level), and it bonds readily with other elements. Silicon occurs in nature primarily as silicon dioxide, which is also called silica. It's found in sand, quartz, agate, and even opal. Silica is by far the most common compound found naturally on Earth. This picture shows the silicon atom and the combination of silicon and oxygen atoms that make up silica.