The metalloids, silicon germanium etc.
Metalloids are known as semi-conductors meaning they can conduct electricity, but they are not good conductors. Metals are good conductors. Non-metals are bad conductors.
Metaloids are elements that have characteristics of both metals and non-metals.
The semiconductors are found primarily in the transition metals groups and are referred to as metalloids.
Metalloid elements are called so because they share properties of both metals and nonmetals. Boron, Silicon, Germanium, Arsenic, Antimony, Tellurium, and Polonium make up most of the metalloids.
*Metalloids semi-shiny semi-conductors malleable somewhat ductile basically the in between the extremes of gas and metals
There may be some silicon, Si, in the semi-conductors.
metalloids
Group 14 elements such as silicon or germanium generally act as semi-conductors. Boron, a group 13 element, normally acts as a dopant in semiconductors.
1.metals, semi-metals, non metals 2.Solid, liquid, gas 3.Conductors Semi-conductors Insulators
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Group 14 elements such as silicon or germanium generally act as semi-conductors. Boron, a group 13 element, normally acts as a dopant in semiconductors.
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depends on what material you are using for a semi-conductor
Ge and Si are in the same group
A metalloid are the elements located on the "staircase" of the periodic table. They have properties of metals and nonmetals. They make for good semi-conductors. The most common is silicon, which is used in computers.
Group 14 elements such as silicon or germanium generally act as semi-conductors. Boron, a group 13 element, normally acts as a dopant in semiconductors.
silicon