MCQ
An element has electronic configuration $2, 8, 4$. It will be classified as:
  • A
    Metal.
  • B
    Non-metal.
  • Metalloid.
  • D
    Noble gas.

Answer

Correct option: C.
Metalloid.

Quartz, an abundant ingredient in sand, is made up of non-crystallized silica. Silicon is neither metal nor non-metal; it's a metalloid, an element that falls somewhere between the two. Silicon is a semiconductor, meaning that it does conduct electricity.

Z Element No. of electrons/shell
$14$ Silicon $2, 8, 4$

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