Question

What is a metalloid in Group 13?

Answer 1

1. The group of elements which shows properties of both metal and nonmetals are known as metalloids.
2. Metalloids consists of elements Boron $\left(B\right)$, Silicon $\left(\mathrm{Si}\right)$, Germanium $\left(\mathrm{Ge}\right)$, Arsenic $\left(\mathrm{As}\right)$, Antimony $\left(\mathrm{Sb}\right)$, and Tellurium $\left(\mathrm{Te}\right)$.
3. Group 13 is also known as Boron group.
4. The elements present in group 13 are Boron $\left(B\right)$, Aluminum $\left(\mathrm{Al}\right)$, Gallium $\left(\mathrm{Ga}\right)$, Indium $\left(\mathrm{In}\right)$, Thallium $\left(\mathrm{Tl}\right)$, and Nihonium $\left(\mathrm{Te}\right)$.
5. Therefore, in Group 13 Boron is a metalloid.