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Some semimetals or commonly known as ''metalloids'' can sometimes be shiny. So yes; semimetals are shiny
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How do you identify metals nonmetals and semimetals?
Metals are hard, shiny, good conductors of heat and electricity and able to be melted and made into wire. Nonmetals have none of these characteristics and semimetals are somewhere in between. For more detail see the wikipedia articles.
What is another name for semimetals?
a metalloid.
How arev boron and arsenic similar?
They are both metalloids, or semimetals.
What is semimetal like?
semimetals have some characteristics of metals nonmetals and have their own section on the table.
Is iron is shiny or dull?
A fresh surface of iron is shiny.
How do you identify metals nonmetals and semimetals?
Metals are hard, shiny, good conductors of heat and electricity and able to be melted and made into wire. Nonmetals have none of these characteristics and semimetals are somewhere in between. For more detail see the wikipedia articles.
Are molecular compounds formed from semimetals?
Molecular compounds certainly can be formed from semimetals, but not all the compounds of semimetals are molecular.
What is semimetals?
semimetals have some characteristics of metals nonmetals and have their own section on the table.
Where in the periodic table are the semimetals?
Between the metals and the nonmetals in the Periodic Table lie the semimetals
Where in the periodic are the semimetals found?
Between the metals and the nonmetals in the Periodic Table lie the semimetals
What element is malleable shiny and conducts electricity would mostly likely be?
The three most general elemental groups are nonmetals, semimetals, and metals. The characteristics you've described fit the "metals" group of elements.
What is another name for semimetals?
a metalloid.
What are semimetals reactivity?
Depends on the elements with which they are reacting with.
Elements are classified as either?
metals, semimetals or nonmentals
Where are semimetals found?
They are surrounding the staircase line in the periodic table. But not all of them are semimetals. Boron(B), Silicon(Si), Germanium(Ge), Arsenic(As), Antimony(Sb) and Tellurium(Te) are semimetals. Aluminum(Al) and Polonium(Po) are metals. The remaining ones surrounding the staircase line are non-metals.
How arev boron and arsenic similar?
They are both metalloids, or semimetals.
What are elements classified as?
C-metals, semimetals and nonmetals. sexyyy =D
