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semi-metals (metalloids)click to hear

Nonmetallic elements that are lusterless and solid; they possess a certain amount of electric and thermal conductivity.
semi-metals (metalloids) tellurium antimony selenium arsenic germanium silicon boron

tellurium click to hear

Rare semimetal that is used especially in the manufacture of detonators, electric resistors, rubber, ceramics and glass.

antimony click to hear

Semimetal that is used in several alloys (mostly with lead) and especially in making metal for printing type and semiconductors.

selenium click to hear

Semimetal that is usually used in photoelectric cells and semiconductors; it is an indispensable trace element for organisms.

arsenic click to hear

Toxic semimetal that is used especially in very low doses for therapeutic uses and in the manufacture of semiconductors.

germanium click to hear

Rare semimetal that is used especially in the manufacture of electronic devices and in optical equipment (camera and microscope lenses).

silicon click to hear

Most common element on the planet after oxygen; it is used mostly in the manufacture of electronic devices because of its semiconductor properties.

boron click to hear

Semimetal that is used especially as a neutron absorber in nuclear reactors, as a rocket fuel and in detergents.