Metalloids Answers

Which element is a semiconductor?

Which element is a metalloid?

Which lists the elements in order from least conductive to most conductive?

Which statement describes a property that is unique to metalloids?

Which metalloid has five valence electrons in the fourth electron shell?

The table shows columns that Franklin uses to organize his notes on the properties of elements. His notes state that some elements are widely used in semiconductors.Where should Franklin place this property in his table?

The design of a new computer processor requires that electric current be carefully controlled. Why might an engineer want to use a metalloid when designing a new computer processor?

Which metalloid has three valence electrons?

Which groups on the periodic table contain metalloids?

How does the number of valence electrons in atoms of metalloids explain why metalloids are semiconductors?