Science note: Metalloids, semiconductors, semimetals and poor metals

By Christopher Talbot

Issue 362 | Page 11 | Published Sep 2016

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Christopher Talbot explains that the simple division of solid elements into metals and non-metals is not so simple, with possibly four intermediate stages.

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