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Whether a "metalloid" is both brittle and a good conductor depends on what you mean by "metalloid", which varies in literature, what is a "good" level of (electrical) conductivity, and even what exactly you mean by "brittle" versus "ductile". Silicon, for instance, is only a semiconductor, with much less electrical conductivity than metals, when pure.
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