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Detailed explanation-1: -Silicon is classified as a metalloid since some of its properties are similar to those of metals and some of its properties are similar to those of nonmetals. For example, silicon is known to have a bluish-grey metallic lustre but is not an amazing conductor of electricity.

Detailed explanation-2: -The element Silicon is a chemical element with the chemical symbol Si and the atomic number of 14, which is also a hard, brittle crystalline solid with a blue-grey metallic luster. It is known as a tetravalent metalloid and semiconductor.

Detailed explanation-3: -Examples of metalloids include boron (B), silicon (Si), germenium (Ge), arsenic (As) and antimony (Sb).

Detailed explanation-4: -Arsenic and antimony are the examples of metalloids.