Question

(iv) How do we classify the newly discovered element- Eka-silicon? (a) Metal (b) Non-metal (c) Metalloid (d) Noble gas​

Answer 1

Answer:

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Answer 2

Eka-silicon can be classified as (c) Metalloid.

• Eka silicon was the predicted element which after discovery has been named germanium.
• It is a metalloid thus has properties between metal and non-metal.
• Germanium or Eka silicon is lustrous and brittle.
• The element finds similarity in physical and chemical properties with silicon.
• In presence of base and acid, the element does not give a reaction, with nitric acid being the exception.