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Published on: September 12, 2026
Consider a n-type semiconductor in which 
and 
are number of electrons and holes, respectively.
A
Holes are minority carriers
, , , ,
, , , ,
B
The dopant is a pentavalent atom
, (E) only
,
, (E) only
,
C
(where
is number of electrons or holes in semiconductor when it is intrinsic form) , (E) only
only
,
D
(E) The holes are not generated due to the donors Choose the correct answer from the options given below: only
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Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
A
type semiconductor holes are minority carriers and 
are majority carriers
Dopant are pentavalent atom.
for intrinsic semiconductor
(E) In 
type semiconductor primary source of holes generation are thermal excitation.
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