Electrical Properties of Solids

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Electrical Properties of Solids: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as Electrical Properties of Solids, Conductors, Insulators, Semiconductors, Band Theory to Explain Electrical Behaviour of a Solid, N- and P- Types Semiconductors, and Application of N-Type and P-Type Semiconductors.

Important Questions on Electrical Properties of Solids

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Semiconductors have electrical conductivities in the range from

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When an element  of group 14 is doped with an element of group 15

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n-type semiconductor are

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The solids which are good conductor of electricity should have conductivities in the order of 

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Which of the following covalent solid is the conductor of electricity?

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Assertion : Semiconductors are solids with conductivities in the intermediate range from 10-6-104 ohm-1 m-1.

Reason : Intermediate conductivity in semiconductor is due to partially filled valence band.

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Pure silicon doped with phosphorus is

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To get an n-type semiconductor from silicon, it should be doped with a substance with valency:

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Which of the following is true about the charge acquired by p-type semiconductors?

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Pure germanium is an example of-

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Which kind of defects are introduced by doping?

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Which of the following oxides behaves as conductor or insulator depending upon temperature?

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Which of the following oxides shows electrical properties like metals?

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n-type semiconductor is formed when trace amount of impurity is added to silicon. The number of electrons in the impurity atom must be

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p-type semiconductor is formed when trace amount of impurity is added to silicon. The number of valence electrons in the impurity atom must be

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Doping of silicon with P or Al increases the conductivity. The difference in these two cases is

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Electrostatic separation method is used to seperate PbS from ZnS. The property utilized in this method is

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What we get if pure germanium is doped with arsenic?

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Band theory predicts that magnesium is an insulator. However, in practice it acts as a conductor due to

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The electrical resistivity of a semiconductor