Question

Choose the hard solids from the following options which show some properties of metals and non-metals.

• A. Statement 1 is true.
• B. Statement 2 is true.
• C. Statement 3 and 4 are true.
• D. All are correct.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (B), (C), (D)

The correct options are
A

Statement 1 is true.

B

Statement 2 is true.

C

Statement 3 and 4 are true.

D

All are correct.

A metalloid is a chemical element that exhibits some properties of metals and some of the nonmetals. In the periodic table, metalloids form a jagged zone dividing elements that have clear metallic properties from elements that have clear nonmetallic properties.

Boron, silicon, germanium, arsenic, antimony, tellurium, and polonium are metalloids.