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What is the name given to an element that exhibits properties of both metals and nonmetals?
What is the name given to an element that exhibits properties of both metals and nonmetals?
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The correct option is B Metalloid
In the modern periodic table, a zig-zag line separates metals from non-metals. The border line elements - boron, silicon, germanium, arsenic, antimony, tellurium and polonium - exhibit properties similar to metals and nonmetals and are called metalloids.
In the modern periodic table, a zig-zag line separates metals from non-metals. The border line elements - boron, silicon, germanium, arsenic, antimony, tellurium and polonium - exhibit properties similar to metals and nonmetals and are called metalloids.
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