Semiconductors

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Important Questions on Semiconductors

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In good conductors of electricity, the type of bonding that exists is:

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The resistance of a semiconductor and of a conductor 

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The difference in the variation of resistance with temperature in a metal and a semiconductor arises essentially due to the difference in the

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In a good conductor of electricity, the type of bonding that exists is:

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The number of free electrons in Si at normal temperature is:

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The difference in the variation of resistance with temperature in a metal and a semiconductor arises essentially due to the difference in the,

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Carbon, silicon and germanium have four valence electrons each. At room temperature, which one of following statements is most appropriate?

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Copper and silicon are cooled from 300 K to 60 K, the specific resistance

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An electric field is applied to a semiconductor. Let the number of charge carriers be n and the average drift speed be v. If the temperature is increased

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Regarding a semiconductor which one of the following is wrong?

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A semiconducting device is connected in a series circuit with a battery and a resistance. A current is found to pass through the circuit. If the polarity of the battery is reversed, the current drops to almost zero. The device may be

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At absolute zero, Si acts as a/an,

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C and Si both have same lattice structure having 4 bonding electrons in each. However, C is insulator where Si is intrinsic semiconductor. This is because?