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Aluminium is a metalloid.


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True
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False
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Solution

The correct option is B False
  • Metalloid is an element that shows both properties of metal as well as non-metals.
  • Aluminium is just on the metal side of the border between metals and metalloids, so it is not considered a metalloid.
  • Aluminium is metal because it is a good conductor of heat and electricity, It is hard, ductile and malleable, and shiny in nature.
  • The boiling and melting point of Aluminium is high.

Hence the given statement is False


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