General Chemistry 10th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1-28505-137-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-137-6

Chapter 2 - Atoms, Molecules, and Ions - Questions and Problems - Page 83: 2.59

Answer

a. Te b. Al

Work Step by Step

a. Find group VIA in the period table of the element, and go down to the element in this group that gets next to the "staircase" that divides metals from non metals. That element is Te ( group VI A, period 5) and it is metalloid as it is next the the staircase. b. Find group IIIA in the period table of the element, and go down this group to the element that is in period 3. This element is Al.
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