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Semiconductors quick check

A quick check of 3 questions. After you submit, each question shows the right answer and why.

3 of 9 questions, Advanced level. Aimed at the Advanced level, your current depth. Questions you have not answered yet come first.

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ScientistQuestion 1 of 3

Why does diamond hardly conduct electricity, while silicon conducts a little at room temperature?

ScientistQuestion 2 of 3

In a p-type semiconductor, the majority charge carriers behave like positive charges called holes.

AdvancedQuestion 3 of 3

Silicon's band gap is about 1.14 eV, while an arsenic donor electron is bound by only about 0.02 eV. Roughly how many times larger is the band gap than the donor binding energy?