GaAs is 

(1) Element semiconductor

(2) Alloy semiconductor

(3) Bad conductor

(4) Metallic semiconductor

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If ne and nh are the number of electrons and holes in a semiconductor heavily doped with phosphorus, then

(1) ne>> nh               

(2)  ne<< nh  

(3) nenh                 

(4) ne = nh  

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To obtain electrons as majority charge carriers in a semiconductor, the impurity mixed is 
(1) Monovalent         

(2) Divalent

(3) Trivalent               

(4) Pentavalent

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For germanium crystal, the forbidden energy gap in joules is

(1) 1.12×10-19        

(2) 1.76×10-19

(3)  1.6×10-19         

(4) Zero

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A pure semiconductor behaves slightly as a conductor at

(1) Room temperature             

(2) Low temperature

(3) High temperature               

(4) Both (b) and (c)

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Which is the correct relation for the forbidden energy gap in the conductor, semiconductor, and insulator

(1) Egc<Eginsulator<Egsc

(2) Egc<Egsc<Eginsulator

(3) Egsc<Eginsulator<Egc

(4) Egsc<Ec<Eginsulator

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At room temperature, a P-type semiconductor has

(1) Large number of holes and few electrons

(2) Large number of free electrons and few holes

(3) Equal number of free electrons and holes

(4) No electrons or holes

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The energy band gap is maximum in

(1) Metals               

(2) Superconductors

(3) Insulators         

(4) Semiconductors

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The process of adding impurities to the pure semiconductor is called 
(1) Drouping       

(2) Drooping

(3) Doping           

(4) None of these

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To a germanium sample, traces of gallium are added as an impurity. The resultant sample would behave like

(1) A conductor

(2) A P-type semiconductor

(3) An N-type semiconductor

(4) An insulator

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