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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Physics

Chapter

Semiconductors and Electronic Devices

Question:

A pure semiconductor germanium or silicon, free of every impurity is called intrinsic semiconductor. At room temperature, a pure semiconductor has very small number of current carriers (electrons and holes) .Hence its conductivity is low. When the impurity atoms of valance five or three are doped in a pure semiconductor, we get respectively n- type or p- type extrinsic semiconductor. In case of doped semiconductor ne.nh = ni2. Where ne and nh are the number density of electron and hole charge carriers in a pure semiconductor. The conductivity of extrinsic semiconductor is much higher than that of intrinsic semiconductor.

Holes are majority charge carriers in : 

Options:

Intrinsic semiconductors

ionic solids

p-type semiconductors

Metals

Correct Answer:

p-type semiconductors

Explanation:

$\text{ Holes are Majority carrier in Ptype and Electrons are majority carrier in n type Semiconductor}$