metalloid

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Purified silicon, a metalloid

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Also Known As	semimetal

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Purified silicon, a metalloid

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boron arsenic silicon selenium antimony germanium tellurium semiconductor chemical element isotope metal nonmetal rare-earth element transition metal periodic table hydrogen alkali metal actinoid element carbon

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