Metalloids as Intermediate Semiconductors
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Metalloids occupy the diagonal band between metals and nonmetals, and their intermediate electronegativity makes most of them semiconductors rather than conductors or insulators.
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Silicon conducts electricity far better than a nonmetal like sulfur but far worse than a true metal like copper.
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Looking metallic is not the same as behaving metallic — metalloids often have a shiny, metal-like appearance despite conducting poorly.