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Can silicon number 14 on the periodic table be hammered into another shape?

April 26, 2017Chemistry hammered Mathematics periodic table shape Silicon

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Can silicon number 14 on the periodic table be hammered into another shape?

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Pure Si does not have enough ductility to be hammered or deformed very much without fracturing (you would have to measure very very carefully to see the deformation before it broke). You could hammer Si into another shape if you wanted to make it into small pieces.