Question

Elements can be_____which conduct electricity,_____which are poor conductors of electricity and______which are semiconductors.

• A. Non-metals. metalloids, metals
• B. Metals, non-metals, metalloids
• C. Metalloids, none-metals, metals
• D. Metals, metalloids, non-metals

Answer 1

The correct option is B Metals, non-metals, metalloids

The first distinction in elements is between metals, which readily conduct electricity, nonmetals, which do not, and a small group, (the metalloids), having intermediate properties and often behave as semiconductors.