Answer: Option (c) is the correct answer.
Explanation:
Metalloids are the substances or elements that show properties of both metals and non-metals.
Metals are good conductors of heat and electricity. They have shiny surface and can be drawn into thin wires and sheets.
Whereas non-metals are bad conductors of heat and electricity. They are brittle in nature and are not shiny.
Similarly, metalloids are shiny but they are brittle at the same time with a relatively good electrical conductivity.
Thus, we can conclude that the statement, metalloids have properties that fall between those of metals and nonmetals, is true about metalloids.
