Metalloid
Explanation:
If an element is lustrous, brittle and a semi-conductor, it is best classified as a metalloid.
Metalloids shares attributes of metals and non-metals.
- They are often described as semi-metals as they do not share the full properties that makes a metal a metal.
- Metalloids are lustrous but not malleable like metals.
- They do not conduct electricity but they do so on certain conditions.
- Examples are silicon, germanium, boron, arsenic e.t.c
- They are usually found in the middle of the periodic table.
- They are not readily alloyed with metals.
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Answer: Sodium also floats on the surface, but enough heat is given off to melt the sodium (sodium has a lower melting point than lithium and the reaction produces heat faster) and it melts almost at once to form a small silvery ball that dashes around the surface.
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