Is Silicon an amphoteric element?

[Faaizah Arshad 1H]

Hi, are compounds containing silicon amphoteric (like SiO2)?
It seems like there wasn't a clear list of amphoteric compounds given, so I'm not sure which metalloids to identify as amphoteric.

Thanks

[Helena Xu 3L]

The amphoteric oxides are typically formed by the elements that are similar to the diagonal line of metalloids on the periodic table. Amphoteric acids include BeO, Al2O3, Ga2O3, GeO2, As2O3, In2O3, SnO, SnO2, Sb2O3, PbO, PbO2, Bi2O3, which is shown in Figure 6A.7 in the textbook, so I don't think SiO2 would be amphoteric.

[Sana Nagori 2H]

I don't think it is!

[Xiang Li 2F]

I don't think that SiO2 could be an amphoteric element. SiO2 is insoluble in water, therefore hard to react with either acids or bases. Hope this help!

[Aryan Gajjar 3D]

I don't think SiO2 is amphoteric.

[SuryaDham 3E]

No Silicon is not an amphoteric element, it's oxide is not amphoteric.