Are metalloids electropositive or electronegative?

Between the metals and nonmetals is a group of elements known as either the semimetals or the metalloids, which are elements that have properties intermediate between those of the metals and nonmetals. read more

The tendency of metals to lose electrons inorder to get stability is called electropositive nature of metals. In general most of the metals lose electrons from their valence shell due to weak force of attraction on the outermost shell. The tendency of non-metals to withdraw bonding electrons towards itself is called electronegative character. read more

Electronegativity is the tendency of an atom in a molecule to pull bonding electrons toward itself. The concept was originally developed by Linus Pauling, and his scale is the most commonly used measure to describe an element’s electronegativity value. read more