Category: Metalloids

Metalloids stand between metals and non-metals, which they are not assignable due to their electrical conductivity and their appearance. They have semiconducting and amphoteric properties.

5B
Boronblack-brown
14Si
Siliconcrystalline, reflective with bluish-tinged faces
32Ge
Germaniumgrayish-white
33As
Arsenicmetallic grey
34Se
Seleniumgrey metallic-looking, red, and vitreous black allotropes
51Sb
Antimonysilvery lustrous gray
52Te
Telluriumsilvery lustrous gray (crystalline); brown-black powder (amorphous)