The elements which have some properties of metals and some properties of non-metals are called _________

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The elements that exists on the borderline of metal and non-metal are called metalloids as they have some properties similar to metals and some similar to non-metals.
For example - Antimony is a silvery-white metal having a lustrous appearance that resembles a metal, but the brittle nature of antimony resembles that of non-metals.
Therefore, The elements which have some properties of metals and some properties of non-metals are called metalloids

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