Q: Which elements fall between metals and nonmetals in the periodic table?


Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers:

Metalloids are elements that fall between metals and nonmetals in the periodic table. Just seven elements are metalloids, so they are the smallest class of elements. In Figure above , they are color-coded orange. Examples of metalloids include boron (B), silicon (Si), and germanium (Ge).

 Choices:

- noble gases

- halogens

- synthetics

- metalloids


A:
metalloids