Bonding in a germanium crystal (semi- conductor) is

(1) Metallic                         

(2) Ionic
(3) Vander Waal's type         

(4) Covalent

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In a semiconductor, the concentration of electrons is 8×1014 cm3 and that of the holes is 5×1012 cm3. The semiconductor is

(1) P-type                   

(2) N-type
(3) Intrinsic                 

(4) PNP-type

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A piece of copper and the other of germanium are cooled from the room temperature to 80 K, then which of the following would be a correct statement

(1) Resistance of each increases

(2) Resistance of each decreases

(3) Resistance of copper increases while that of germanium decreases

(4) Resistance of copper decreases while that of germanium increases

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A N-type semiconductor is

(1) Negatively charged       

(2) Positively charged
(3) Neutral                         

(4) None of these

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Let nP and ne be the number of holes and conduction electrons respectively in a semiconductor. Then

(1) nP>ne in an intrinsic semiconductor

(2) nP=ne in an extrinsic semiconductor

(3) nP=ne in an intrinsic semiconductor

(4) ne<nP in an intrinsic semiconductor

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Wires P and Q have the same resistance at ordinary (room) temperature. When heated, resistance of P increases and that of Q decreases. We conclude that

(1) P and Q are conductors of different materials

(2) P is N-type semiconductor and Q is P-type semiconductor

(3) P is semiconductor and Q is conductor

(4) P is conductor and Q is semiconductor

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In P-type semiconductor the majority and minority charge carriers are respectively

(1) Protons and electrons           

(2) Electrons and protons
(3) Electrons and holes               

(4) Holes and electrons

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In a semiconductor the separation between conduction band and valence band is of the order of

(1) 100 eV                     

(2) 10 eV
(3) 1 eV                         

(4) 0 eV

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When N-type of semiconductor is heated

(a) Number of electrons increases while that of holes decreases

(b) Number of holes increases while that of electrons decreases

(c) Number of electrons and holes remains same

(d) Number of electrons and holes increases equally

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In case of a semiconductor, which of the following statement is wrong 

(1) Doping increases conductivity

(2) Temperature coefficient of resistance is negative

(3) Resisitivity is in between that of a conductor and insulator

(4) At absolute zero temperature, it behaves like a conductor

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