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Silicon is normally classified as a metalloid. It resembles a non-metal in the following respects:- elemental silicon is not a good conductor and is a brittle solid. In its chemistry silicon does not form ionic compounds where it is the cation. It has many resemblances to carbon forming silane SiH4, a gas, covalent compound- also there are compounds wuth chains of silicon atoms (although by no means as extensive as carbon) Its oxide is "acidic" whereas metal oxides are basic or amphoteric (react with bases and acids)
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Is silicon metal or nonmetal or metalloid?
mettaloid
What types of atoms are in silicon dioxide?
Silicon (a metalloid) and oxygen (a nonmetal) are the two elements that compose silicon dioxide (SiO2).
Do carbon and silicon have similar chemical properties?
Carbon is a nonmetal, while silicon is a metalloid, so no.
Is sillicon metal nonmetal or metalloid?
Silicon is a non metal
What kind of bond do silicon and carbon make?
Because silicon is a metalloid/semi-metal and carbon is a nonmetal, the bond is covalent.
Is silicon similar to a non-metal?
no it is not a nonmetal. Silicon is a metalloid
Is the Si from metals or nonmetals?
Si is the short form for Silicon and silicon is not a metal.
Is silicon is not a nonmetal in the third period?
silicon is a metalloid
Why silicon is metalliod?
because, silicon is a metal and also a nonmetal
Is silicon nonmetal or metalloid?
mettaloid
Is silicon a metal nonmetal or semi metal?
Silicon is a semimetal.
Is silicon a metal nonmetal or metalloid?
metalloid
Is silicon is metal nonmetal or metalloid?
mettaloid
What is the most common nonmetal on the earth?
Silicon
Is silicon a metal metalloid or nonmetal?
metalloid
Is silicon metal or nonmetal or metalloid?
mettaloid
What nonmetal in the same group as lead?
Carbon, Silicon (a metalloid), Germanium (a metalloid),
