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No. Sand is a mixture of different substances. The term metalloid applies to a particular class of elements. One metalloid, silicon, is one of the most abundant elements in sand to the point that silicon is often extracted from sand.
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Is silicon a metal nonmetal or metalloid?
metalloid
Is silicon a metalloid?
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) is a compound.
What brittle metalloid element occurs in sand quartz granite feldspar and clay?
The most common metalloid elements (those behaving between the metals and non-metals) are: B, Si, Ge, Te, As, & Sb. Of these common ones only Si (silicon) occurs in sand, quartz (Silicon dioxide), granite (feldspar + quartz + mica), feldspar (alumino silicate), and clay (oxidized alumino silicate.) So the answer is Silicon.
What is a type of element that has some of the properties of metals and some nonmetals?
A metalloid :)
Which of the following would be classified as a metalloid aluminum or copper or tin or silicon?
Silicon is a metalloid.
What is metalloid and its examples?
Glass. Sand.
What are examples of a material containing a metalloid?
A metalloid is a transition metal. Examples of materials containing a metalloid are sand and glass. They both contain silicon dioxide.
Which minerals is glass made of?
Sand (silicon dioxide)
Is As a metal non metal or a metalloid?
It is a metalloid. It is in the p block.
Is not a metalloid.?
No, Al is not a metalloid.
Is germanium a metal nonmetal or metalloid?
AnswerSemi-metal And a metalloid.
Is boron a non metal or a metalloid?
Boron is a metalloid
Is germaniun a metalloid?
Germanium is a metalloid.
Is silocon a metalloid?
silocon is a metalloid!! :)
Is sulfer a metalloid?
Yes, Sulfer is a metalloid.
Is your mom a metal a nonmetal or a metalloid?
metalloid
Is silicon a metal nonmetal or metalloid?
metalloid
