Silicon is an example of - (1) A metal (2) A non- metal (3) A metalloid (4) Both (2) and (3)

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(3) A metalloid Explanation: Metals like Na and Mg are towards the left-hand side of the Periodic Table while the non-metals like sulphur and chlorine are found on the right-hand side.

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