![is silicon a non metal or metalloid? ncert says nonmetal but every other source online thinks otherwise (same with boron). everyone always told me to blindly trust ncert but idk : r/JEENEETards is silicon a non metal or metalloid? ncert says nonmetal but every other source online thinks otherwise (same with boron). everyone always told me to blindly trust ncert but idk : r/JEENEETards](https://i.redd.it/r2cf9qfq3laa1.png)
is silicon a non metal or metalloid? ncert says nonmetal but every other source online thinks otherwise (same with boron). everyone always told me to blindly trust ncert but idk : r/JEENEETards
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![Silicon (Si) – part of a series on metals commonly alloyed with stainless steel to form varying grades of material. | John Desmond Ltd. Silicon (Si) – part of a series on metals commonly alloyed with stainless steel to form varying grades of material. | John Desmond Ltd.](https://www.johndesmond.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/silicon-si-part-of-a-series-on-metals-commonly-alloyed-with-stainless-steel-to-form-varying-grades-of-material_01.jpg)