Question

What are metalloids?

• A. Properties between metal and non-metal
• B. Mixture of metals and non-metal
• C. Both A and B
• D. Neither a metal nor a non-metal

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (D)

Properties between metal and non-metal
Neither a metal nor a non-metal

A metalloid is an element that possesses properties of both metals and non-metals, and which is, therefore, hard to classify as either a metal or a nonmetal.

Hence, the correct options are $A$ and $D$