Practice Metalloids (1.3.3) - Elements, Compounds and Mixtures

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Question 1.
What is a metalloid?
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Think about characteristics of metals and non-metals.
Question 2.
Name a common metalloid.
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What element is crucial for electronics?
3Question 3.
Which of the following is a metalloid?
- Carbon
- Silicon
- Oxygen
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Think about which ones have metallic properties.
4Question 4.
Metalloids conduct electricity better than metals.
- True
- False
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Consider their semiconducting properties.
Question 5.
Analyze the impact of Silicon on technological advancements in the last decade.
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Look into both computing and energy solutions.
Question 6.
Compare and contrast the roles of Boron in the agricultural and glass industries.
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Think about agriculture as food production and glass as material science.

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