What is the name given to an element that exhibits properties of both metals and nonmetals?

Alloy

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Metalloid

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Steel

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Solution

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.

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