In a semiconductor, the separation between the 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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The intrinsic semiconductor becomes an insulator at

(1) 0°C

(2) -100°C 

(3)  300 K

(4) 0 K

Subtopic:  Types of Semiconductors |
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In a good conductor, the energy gap between the conduction band and the valence band is:
1. Infinite
2. Wide
3. Narrow
4. Zero

Subtopic:  Energy Band theory |
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The impurity atom added to germanium to make it an N-type semiconductor is 

(1) Arsenic

(2) Iridium

(3) Aluminium

(4) Iodine

Subtopic:  Types of Semiconductors |
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When N-type of semiconductor is heated

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

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

(3) Number of electrons and holes remains same

(4) Number of electrons and holes increases equally

Subtopic:  Types of Semiconductors |
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To obtain a P-type germanium semiconductor, it must be doped with 

(1) Arsenic

(2) Antimony

(3) Indium

(4) Phosphorus

Subtopic:  Types of Semiconductors |
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The temperature coefficient of resistance of a semiconductor

(1) Is always positive

(2) Is always negative

(3) Is zero

(4) Maybe positive or negative or zero

Subtopic:  Types of Semiconductors |
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A P-type semiconductor is formed when- 
A. As impurity is mixed in Si
B. Al impurity is mixed in Si
C. B impurity is mixed in Ge
D. P impurity is mixed in Ge

(1) A and C

(2) A and D

(3) B and C

(4) B and D

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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

Subtopic:  Types of Semiconductors |
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Energy bands in solids are a consequence of

1. Ohm’s Law

2. Pauli’s exclusion principle

3. Bohr’s theory

4. Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle

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