When boron is added as an impurity to silicon, the resulting material is |
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a) |
n-type semiconductor |
b) |
n-type conductor |
c) |
p-type conductor |
d) |
p-type semiconductor |
When boron is added as an impurity to silicon, the resulting material is |
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a) |
n-type semiconductor |
b) |
n-type conductor |
c) |
p-type conductor |
d) |
p-type semiconductor |
(d) Boron is a trivalent impurity having three valence electrons. When it is introduced to pure silicon, then such type of semiconductors are called -type or acceptor type semiconductors. |