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Physics Semiconductor Electronics Intrinsic and Extrinsic Semiconductor MCQ (Single Correct)

The probability of electrons to be found in the conduction band of an intrinsic semiconductor of finite temperature:

A
Increases with increasing band gap
B
Decreases with increasing band gap
C
Decreases with increasing temperature
D
Is independent of the temperature and band gap

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B

More energy is required by an electron to jump from valence band to conduction band.

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