silicon is a metalloid
Silicon is located in the iv A group and in third period.
The element you are referring to is neon (Ne). Neon is a nonmetal and a monatomic gas located in the third period of the periodic table.
Si is the short form for Silicon and silicon is not a metal.
because, silicon is a metal and also a nonmetal
Silicon (Si) is situated between Aluminium (Al) and Phosphorus (P) in the Periodic Table. Its atomic number is 14, and it belongs to the "metalloids" category of the Table. Its period number is 3 and its group number is 14.
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Silicon is a metalloid, which is an element that has properties of both metals and non-metals. It shares some characteristics with non-metals, such as being brittle and not conducting electricity very well.
Carbon, Silicon (a metalloid), Germanium (a metalloid),
periods move from left to right find the element you are looking for and move all the way to the left if it is the third element down it is in period 3