Malik analyzed three samples to test which element was a metalloid. the table shows his results. which element (a, b, or c) is most likely a metalloid?

the answer is c :)

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According to the test results obtained by Malik it is clear that C is the element which can be classified as a metalloid. As it has all the features of metalloid.

It is lustrous and brittle. It can either react like and acid or base. It has sharp melting point and main identity was that it has medium electrical conductivity.

This all signs prove that it is a metalloid in nature.

c is having 4 valence electrons and is bonded to three hydrogens and one sulphur atom, therefore, the number of bond pair is equal to four. as all the valence electrons are used in forming the bonds so, there is no lone pair left on carbon.

s is having 6 valence electrons and is bonded to one other sulfur atom and one carbon atom, therefore, the number of bond pair is equal to 2. as only two valence electrons are used in forming the bonds so, four electrons are left. therefore, two lone pairs are present on s.