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What is metalloid?
Metalloids, also known as semimetals are that chemical elements that form a simple substance having properties intermediate between those of metal and nonmetal.
For example- Silicon is a metalloid because it has lustre, but is brittle.
The term is normally applied to a group of seven commonly recognised elements (boron, silicon, germanium, arsenic, antimony, tellurium, and polonium) found near the centre of the P-block or main block of the periodic table.
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