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Metalloid, in, an imprecise term used to describe a that forms a simple substance having properties intermediate between those of a typical and a typical. The term is normally applied to a of between six and nine elements (, and possibly, ) found near the center of the P-block or main block of the. There is no single property which can be used to unambiguously identify an element as a metalloid. Since most metalloids tend to display semiconducting properties in at least one of their allomorphic modifications, the class might reasonably be extended to also include gray silicon (which, unlike white silicon, is a rather than a metal) and the form of (which, unlike the form, is a semimetal rather than an insulator). Chemically, metalloids correspond to atoms having intermediate electronegativities and an ability to display a range of both positive and negative oxidation states in their. This article was most recently revised and updated by, Managing Editor, Reference Content.