Question
Download Solution PDFWhich of the following is not a metalloid?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Tin.
Important Points
- Silicon, Germanium, Arsenic are metalloids.
- Tin is a metal.
Key Points
The basic difference between Metals, Non-metals, and Metalloids.
| Metals | Non-Metals | Metalloids |
| Elements having the highest degree of metallic behaviour | Elements have no metallic behaviour | Elements having less metallic behaviour |
| Found on the left side of the periodic table | Found on the right side of the periodic table | Found between a metal and a non-metal in the periodic table |
| Located in s, p, d, and f blocks | Located in s and p block | Located in p block |
| Heat and electrical conductivity is very high | Heat and electrical conductivity is very low | Heat and electrical conductivity is good but less than metals |
| Have very low electronegativity | Have very high electronegativity | Have an intermediate value of electronegativity |
| Ex:- Sodium, Aluminium, Manganese, Potassium, Iron, Cobalt, Zinc...etc | Ex:- Fluorine, Bromine, Oxygen, Nitrogen...etc | Ex:- Silicon, Germanium, Arsenic, Antimony...etc |
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