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The band holding the valence electrons is called the:

AValence band
BForbidden gap
CImpurity band
DJunction band
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Valence band
1. Electrons in a solid occupy allowed energy bands. 2. The outermost electrons of each atom fill one of them. 3. That is the valence band. 4. So the answer is valence band. _Source: syllabus Physics, Ch 14 'Semiconductor Electronics'_
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