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What are the elements that fit neither the metals nor the non-metals called?

APure metals
BNoble gases
CSemi-metals
DRare earths
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Correct answer: C. Semi-metals
1. Metals sit on the left of the table and non-metals on the right. 2. A few elements between them share properties of both groups. 3. Those in-between elements are called semi-metals. 4. They lie in a jagged line separating the metals from the non-metals. _Source: Siyavula Natural Sciences Grade 7 (CC BY 4.0), The properties of semi-metals_
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