Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Physics

Chapter

Semiconductors and Electronic Devices

Question:

Which of the following statements is NOT correct:

Options:

Pure silicon doped with a trivalent impurity gives a p-type semiconductor.

Majority carriers in an n-type semiconductor are holes.

Minority carriers in a p-type semiconductor are electrons.

The resistivity of an intrinsic semiconductor decreases with increase of temperature.

Correct Answer:

Majority carriers in an n-type semiconductor are holes.

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) → Majority carriers in an n-type semiconductor are holes.

In an n-type semiconductor, the majority carriers are electrons, not holes.