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What is the ability to conduct heat and electricity with metalloids?

Metalloids have an intermediate ability to conduct heat and electricity, falling between metals and nonmetals. They have some metallic properties, such as being able to conduct electricity to some extent, but not as effectively as pure metals. Their ability to conduct heat and electricity can vary depending on the specific metalloid.


Do metalloids conduct electricity?

NOOO


Do metalloids have conductivity?

Yes, metalloids have properties that are in between metals and nonmetals. This means that some metalloids, such as silicon and germanium, have semiconducting properties where they can conduct electricity under certain conditions. Other metalloids, like arsenic and antimony, do not conduct electricity as well.


What is the connection between a metalloid and semiconductor?

The connection between a metalloid and a semiconductor is that metalloids are used in electronics as semiconductors. A semiconductor doesn't conduct electricity as well as a metal, but does conduct electricity better than a nonmetal.


The ability to conduct electricity is a property of?

The ability to conduct electricity is a property of a conductor.


Under what conditions will metalloids conduct heat and electricity?

Metalloids can conduct heat and electricity under conditions where they have partially filled valence electrons. This allows them to exhibit some metallic properties. However, metalloids are not as efficient conductors as metals nor as insulators as nonmetals.


What is the ability to conduct heat electricity or sound?

The ability to conduct heat or electricity is acutally called conductivity.


What is the most important property of the metalloid?

The most important property of metalloids is that they are god and bad conducters of heat and electicity and have good and bad amount of metalic shine. the conducter one is more important though


What is the name for the metalloids that are conducters?

Metalloids that can conduct electricity are often referred to as semiconductors. Silicon and germanium are two commonly used semiconductors in electronic devices.


Does magnesium conduct heat and electricity?

Magnesium is a good conductor of heat but a poor conductor of electricity. This is because it has mobile electrons that can transfer thermal energy effectively but its electron configuration limits its ability to conduct electricity well.


What is the link between water that contains other substance and is ability to conduct electricity?

pure water does not conduct electricity. the presence of electrolytes in the water is what conducts electricity. the equation for the conductivity (ability to conduct electricity) Conductance = 1/ resistance


Are there any non metals that are conductors of electricity?

Some metalloids, such as silicon, conduct electricity. Graphite(pencil lead) also conducts a bit.