Which elements are metalloids?

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 90, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1703-1707

  Vernon, René E ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

First Year Undergraduate General; High School Introductory Chemistry; Inorganic Chemistry; Metalloids Semimetals; Misconceptions Discrepant Events; Periodicity Periodic Table; Physical Chemistry

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890544507     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: 19381328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed3008457     Document Type: Article

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84. - anion is the expected form in (at least) acidic and slightly reducing conditions