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When a pentavalent impurity is added to a pure semiconductor, it becomes n-type semiconductor.

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Last Answer : Boron  , a  group  three  element.

Last Answer : A pentavalent impurity has 5 Valence electrons.

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Last Answer : (A) pentavalent.

Last Answer : Addition of trivalent impurity to a semiconductor creates many Holes.

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Last Answer : (A) Trivalent impurity.

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Last Answer : d) Insulating

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Last Answer : When a pure semiconductor is heated, its resistance Goes down.

Description : Explain types of impurity added in a semiconductor with one example each.

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Last Answer : (d) tetravalent

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Last Answer : Which of the following will serve as a donor impurity in silicon?   (A) Boron (B) Indium (C) Germanium (D) Antimony

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Last Answer : (4) Extrinsic semiconductor Explanation: When a peritavalent (donor) impurity, like arsenic, is added to germanium, it will form covalent bonds with thegermanium atoms, leaving 1 electron relatively ... this manner - either with Nor P-type impurities - are referred to as EXTRINSIC semiconductors.

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Last Answer : Extrinsic semiconductor

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Last Answer : d) M–Type

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Last Answer : (B) free electrons.

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Last Answer : (A) acquire negative charge.

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Last Answer : In a single crystal of an intrinsic semiconductor, the number of free carriers at the Fermi level at room temperature is: Zero 

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Last Answer : In an n-type semiconductor, as the donor concentration ND increases, the Fermi level EF: Moves towards the conduction band

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Last Answer : The polar bonds existing in III-V compound semiconductor, may be considered as equivalent to 1 ionic bond and 3 covalent bonds

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Last Answer : The material used for ‘doping’ to prepare N - type semiconductor is Arsenic

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Last Answer : To increase mobility of electron in a given piece of semiconductor Small increase in temperature above room temperature value

Last Answer : At absolute temperature, an intrinsic semiconductor has No holes or free electrons.

Last Answer : At room temperature, an intrinsic semiconductor has A few free electrons and holes.

Last Answer :  In an intrinsic semiconductor, the number of free electrons Equals the number of holes.

Last Answer : When the temperature of an extrinsic semiconductor is increased, the pronounced effect is on Minority carriers.

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Last Answer : A hole in a semiconductor is defined as The incomplete part of an electron pair bond.

Last Answer : An n-type semiconductor is Electrically neutral.

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Last Answer : decreases

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Last Answer : A semiconductor in which the number of holes and electrons are equal is called intrinsic orpure semiconductor.

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Last Answer : Intrinsic.

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Last Answer : (B) an insulator.

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Last Answer : At very high temperatures, extrinsic semiconductor becomes intrinsic semiconductor because Impurity ionization dominates band to band transition.

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