Question

What are metalloids and alloys?

Answer 1

metalloids can be defined as those elements which exhibit characteristics of both metals and nonmetals....

alloys are mixtures of two or more metals, or of a metal and another material. ..

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Answer 2

Explanation:

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Metalloids:-

• The elements which possess some properties of metals and some other properties of non-metals are called metalloids.
• They are often called as semi-metals.
• They look like metals but are brittle like non-metals.
• They are neither good conductors of electricity nor good insulators. That’s why they are also called semi-conductors.
• Silicon(Si), Germenium(Ge) Arsenic(As), Antimony(Sb) are some Metalloids.

Alloys:-

• Alloys are the homogeneous mixtures of two or more metals or metals with small quantity of non-metals.
• It is prepared by melting the main metal and after that mixing the other elements in the molten form in it in a fixed proportion and then cooling it at room temperature.
• Amalgams are the alloys which have mercury as main metal. For example, zinc amalgam, sodium amalgam.