Three: nonmetals, semimetals (or metalloids), and metals.
An element that has properties of both metals and non-metals is called Metalloid. Example is Germanium.
Metalloids are a 'one-of-a-kind' element. They contain a mix of chemical and physical properties from both metals and nonmetals. Metalloids can act as either a metal or a nonmetal, which makes them a metalloid.
The Halogen family consists of elements in column 7: Fluorine, Chlorine, Bromine, Iodine, and Astatine. They are not metalloids.
Metalloids have characteristics of both metals and non-metals. They are located on the staircase of the periodic table. Some examples of metalloids are boron, silicon, arsenic, etc.
Metalloids
Yes, metalloids are elements that have properties of both metals and nonmetals.
AnswerThey are known as metalloids or semimetals. Some metalloids are: boron, silicon, germanium, arsenic, antimony, tellurium, polonium, and astatine. (Eh-hem, sorry to edit but I asked this question! -.-)
Three: nonmetals, semimetals (or metalloids), and metals.
An element that has properties of both metals and non-metals is called Metalloid. Example is Germanium.
The elements that show properties of both metals and nonmetals are referred to as metalloids and include, boron, silicon, germanium, arsenic, polonium, tellurium, and antimony.
Metalloids are a 'one-of-a-kind' element. They contain a mix of chemical and physical properties from both metals and nonmetals. Metalloids can act as either a metal or a nonmetal, which makes them a metalloid.
The Halogen family consists of elements in column 7: Fluorine, Chlorine, Bromine, Iodine, and Astatine. They are not metalloids.
Beryllium can form binary compounds with the majority of the nonmetals and metalloids.
Metalloids do not contain either metals or nonmetals. They are elements that have properties of both metals and metalloids, and are found between the metals and nonmetals on the periodic table.
Metalloids have characteristics of both metals and non-metals. They are located on the staircase of the periodic table. Some examples of metalloids are boron, silicon, arsenic, etc.
Soil cannot be regarded as either as it is a mixture, not an element. The elements in soil include metals, nonmetals and metalloids.