What Makes an Element a Metalloid?
What Makes an Element a Metalloid? Sunday February 3, 2008 One of my emails this week was from a reader with a question about the metalloids: I am curious about something that seems to be a conflict depending on what source you get the information from. Many sources say that B, Si, Ge, As, Sb, Te and At are metalloids, other sources say B, Si, Ge, As, Sb, Te and Po are the metalloids. Is this some kind of conflict between Chemists or is there a reason for this disparity? Thanks for your time. Metalloids, sometimes called semimetals, are elements that have some of the properties of the metals and some of the properties of nonmetals. The metalloids are elements found along the diagonal line, from l
What Makes an Element a Metalloid? Sunday February 3, 2008#spacer{clear:left}#abc #sidebar{margin-top:1.5em}zSB(3,3)One of my emails this week was from a reader with a question about the metalloids: I am curious about something that seems to be a conflict depending on what source you get the information from. Many sources say that B, Si, Ge, As, Sb, Te and At are metalloids, other sources say B, Si, Ge, As, Sb, Te and Po are the metalloids. Is this some kind of conflict between Chemists or is there a reason for this disparity? Thanks for your time. Metalloids, sometimes called semimetals, are elements that have some of the properties of the metals and some of the properties of nonmetals. The meta
