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No. Sand is a mixture of different substances. The term metalloid applies to a particular class of elements. One metalloid, silicon, is one of the most abundant elements in sand to the point that silicon is often extracted from sand.

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No, sand is not a metalloid. Sand is primarily made up of silicon dioxide (SiO2), which is a compound composed of silicon and oxygen. Metalloids are elements that have properties of both metals and nonmetals, such as silicon.

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