alleryStart learning →For the purposes of electric current, a hole behaves like what?
AA neutral atom
BA negative ion
CA positive carrier
DA photon of light
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. A positive carrier
A missing electron in a full band acts like a positive charge moving the way the electron would.
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