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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
Answer & Solution
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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