Question

why is silicn n germanium called a metalloids​

Answer 1

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A series of six elements called the metalloids separate the metals from the nonmetals in the periodic table. The metalloids are boron, silicon, germanium, arsenic, antimony, and tellurium. ... They are semiconductors because their electrons are more tightly bound to their nuclei than are those of metallic conductors.

Answer 2

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• Germanium is shiny like metals but brittle like non-metal. It shows some of the properties like metal and some like non-metals. Most important it behaves as semi-conductor like Silicon hence like silicon it is considered as metalloid.