Metalloid
6 elements
5
Boron
Essential for plant growth and used in fiberglass. Boron nitride is harder than ...
14
Silicon
The second most abundant element in Earths crust after oxygen. The foundation of...
32
Germanium
A semiconductor used in early transistors before silicon became dominant. Still ...
33
Arsenic
Famous as a historical poison. Arsenic trioxide was called inheritance powder. C...
51
Antimony
Used in ancient Egypt as kohl eye makeup. Flame retardant in plastics and textil...
52
Tellurium
Named after Tellus, the Latin word for Earth. One of the rarest elements in Eart...