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Silicon doped with phosphorus becomes which type of semiconductor?
AIntrinsic
Bp-type
Cn-type
DMetallic
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. n-type
Phosphorus has five valence electrons, so it donates a free electron to silicon and makes it n-type.
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