Question: How to answer this question? please dont use chatGPT. Thanks A single silicon atom's electron configuration is 1s22s22p63s23p2. There are four valence electrons for this

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A single silicon atom's electron configuration is 1s22s22p63s23p2. There are four valence electrons for this silicon, 3s23p2. Please describe concisely (a) how each silicon atom forms 4 covalent bonding to 4 neighboring Si atoms, and (b) how the conduction band and valence band in silicon are formed?

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