What’s the difference between Silicon and Silicone?

Here’s a few Facts about ‘Silicon’

• Silicon is a chemical element with the symbol Si and atomic number 14.
• It is a hard and brittle crystalline solid with a blue-grey metallic lustre and is a tetravalent metalloid and semiconductor.
• More than 90% of the Earth’s crust is composed of silicate minerals, making silicon the second most abundant element in the Earth’s crust (about 28% by mass) after oxygen.
• Its melting and boiling points of 1414°C and 3265°C respectively are the second-highest among all the metalloids and nonmetals, being only surpassed by boron.
• Silicon is the eighth most common element in the universe by mass.
• Silicon and Silicates are widely used in Industrial Construction materials, Ceramics, Glass, Electronics, Steel Refining, Aluminium and Chemical Industries.
• It was the dominant material of the ‘Silicon Age’ (the late 20th century to early 21st century) – being an important element in high-technology semiconductor devices.
• Silicon is the basis of widely used synthetic polymers called Silicones – such as the specialised elastomer Sheetings and manufactured Components J-Flex supply to many industries around the world in demanding applications.