Question

4. Jason noticed that the periodic table had colored sections.
The seven elements between the metal and non metal sections had their own color.
They represent a group called:
A. metal
B. metalloid
C. non metal
D. none of these​

Answer 1

Answer:

B. metalloid

Explanation:

A metalloid is an element that has properties that are intermediate between those of metals and nonmetals. Metalloids can also be called semimetals.

Answer 2

The seven elements between the metal and non-metal sections had their colour. They represent a group called B. metalloid .

• There are a total of seven metalloids mentioned in the periodic table. The names are boron, silicon, germanium, polonium, tellurium, arsenic, astatine. Their properties lie intermediate between metals and non-metals.
• The conductivity of these metalloids is moderate. They are usually used as semiconductors.
• They are usually brittle.
• Some metalloids are lustrous just like metals.
• Some metalloids are known to be radioactive.