For metalloids on the periodic table, how do the group number and the period number relate?

A. The lower the group number, the lower the period numbers, so the metalloids are found in a diagonal moving down from left to right.

B. The lower the group number, the higher the period numbers, so the metalloids are found in a diagonal moving up from left to right.

C. The higher the group number, the lower the period numbers, so the metalloids are found in a diagonal moving down from left to right.

D. The higher the group number, the higher the period numbers, so the metalloids are found in a diagonal moving up from left to right.

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Jovan Madden

7 December, 20:44

For metalloids on the periodic table, how do the group number and the period number relate?

A. The lower the group number, the lower the period numbers, so the metalloids are found in a diagonal moving down from left to right.

B. The lower the group number, the higher the period numbers, so the metalloids are found in a diagonal moving up from left to right.

C. The higher the group number, the lower the period numbers, so the metalloids are found in a diagonal moving down from left to right.

D. The higher the group number, the higher the period numbers, so the metalloids are found in a diagonal moving up from left to right.

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Mariela Gilmore · Answer 1

The answer is C. The higher the group number, the lower the period numbers, so the metalloids are found in a diagonal moving down from left to right.

The metalloids in the periodic table are the elements boron (B), silicon (Si), germanium (Ge), arsenic (As), antimony (Sb), tellurium (Te), and polonium (Po). These elements form a step ladder when marked on the periodic table. They separate the metals (at the left) from the non-metals (at the right). Metalloids are considered to possess properties that fall between those of metals and non-metals.