Question

what do you call the elements which shape the properties of metals and nonmetals one example
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Answer 1

Answer:

metalliods

Ex. The six commonly recognised metalloids are boron, silicon, germanium, arsenic, antimony, and tellurium

Answer 2

Answer:

The elements which shape the properties of metals and non-metals are called sub-metal or metalloids.

Example:

Boron(B), Silicon(Si), Germenium(Ge), Arsenic(As), Antimony(Sb), Tellurium(Te), Polonium(Po).