Question

What are metalloids?
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Answer 1

Explanation:

Metalloids refer to those class of material which possess properties of both the metals and non-metals. Examples of such materials are silicon, germanium etc. They possess fair conductivity of electricity or heat and are brittle in nature etc.

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Answer 2

Metalloids: elements with properties intermediate between metals and nonmetals. Boron, silicon, germanium, arsenic, antimony, tellurium, and polonium are metalloids. ... Metalloids tend to be semiconductors; silicon is the best known example of a semiconductor. ..