Why are metalloids located on the periodic table?

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anor277
Aug 1, 2018

Do you mean where or why?

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Let us look at the Table...

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Now most of the 100 of so elements are METALS... The non-metals are confined to the RIGHT of the Table as we face it; there are 15 or so; the blue triangle, and the yellow and gold Groups. The elements that are pea-green in colour, boron, silicon, germanium, arsenic, etc. are metalloids. And these have intermediate properties with respect to metals and non-metals.

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