can elements having 4 electrons in their valence shells be called mettaloids because they can either loose 4 electrons and gain 4 electron and have the properties of both metals and non-metals.

143 Views|Posted 2010-08-07 21:02:19
Asked by Akshay Rathi
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Mr. Khushwant Jain
2010-08-07 22:36:19
Of course Answer is YES

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Gomati Dittakavi
2010-08-07 21:32:28
Yes .. you can call them metalloids.

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