Silicon and germanium are described as semi-metals because they exhibit properties of both metals and nonmetals. They can conduct electricity like metals but are not as efficient as true metals. They also have some nonmetallic characteristics such as brittle structure and lower conductivity compared to true metals.
Another name for semimetals is metalloids. These elements exhibit properties of both metals and nonmetals, such as being semiconductors and having intermediate conductivity. Examples of metalloids include silicon, arsenic, and germanium.
Germanium.
products made by silicon are more stable than those made by germanium
Silicon has 14 electrons and germanium has 32 electrons in their atomic structure. Germanium has a larger atomic size and mass compared to silicon. Both elements have a similar crystal structure and are used in semiconductor devices for their electrical properties.
Copper is a metal and does not exhibit semiconducting properties like germanium and silicon. Germanium and silicon are semiconductors with a crystalline structure that allows for controlled conduction of electricity. This difference in atomic structure is what gives rise to their unique electrical properties.
Boron, Silicon, Germanium, Arsenic, Antimony, Tellurium, Polonium, Astatine
Silicon (S) Germanium (Ge) This is above and below the zigzag line on the 4th row across.
Another name for semimetals is metalloids. These elements exhibit properties of both metals and nonmetals, such as being semiconductors and having intermediate conductivity. Examples of metalloids include silicon, arsenic, and germanium.
They are surrounding the staircase line in the periodic table. But not all of them are semimetals. Boron(B), Silicon(Si), Germanium(Ge), Arsenic(As), Antimony(Sb) and Tellurium(Te) are semimetals. Aluminum(Al) and Polonium(Po) are metals. The remaining ones surrounding the staircase line are non-metals.
Metalloid elements are called so because they share properties of both metals and nonmetals. Boron, Silicon, Germanium, Arsenic, Antimony, Tellurium, and Polonium make up most of the metalloids.
Germanium is not used in integrated circuits. Silicon is.
Silicon and Germanium are the elements used in transistors
Semimetals (often called "metalloids") span the gap between metals and non-metals in the periodic table. The semimetals are boron, silicon, germanium, arsenic, antimony, and tellurium. Polonium is also often considered a semimetal. See, e.g.: http://chemistry.about.com/od/elementgroups/a/metalloids.htm
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Germanium.
Yes,silicon and germanium are semiconductors.
Some examples of metalloids include silicon, germanium, arsenic, antimony, and tellurium. These elements have properties that are intermediate between metals and nonmetals.