Metals are very good conductors of electricity, while nonmetals are not. What does this say about the metalloids?

A. They are more like nonmetals and similarly cannot conduct electricity well.

B. They can sometimes conduct electricity, and, when they do, they do it as well as metals.

C. They are more like metals and can conduct electricity just as well as metals.

D. They can sometimes conduct electricity, but they do not do it as well as metals can.

I think B.

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Felipe Romero

14 May, 05:38

Metals are very good conductors of electricity, while nonmetals are not. What does this say about the metalloids?

A. They are more like nonmetals and similarly cannot conduct electricity well.

B. They can sometimes conduct electricity, and, when they do, they do it as well as metals.

C. They are more like metals and can conduct electricity just as well as metals.

D. They can sometimes conduct electricity, but they do not do it as well as metals can.

I think B.

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Stephen Vargas · Answer 1

D due to the fact that metalloids share the property's of both metals and non metals. think of then like a jack of all trades (can so everything but can never be the best at one of them)