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Doping silicon or germanium with a pentavalent element produces which semiconductor?

AAn r-type
BAn s-type
CAn n-type
DAn m-type
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. An n-type
1. A pentavalent atom has one more valence electron than silicon. 2. That spare electron is free to conduct. 3. Doping Si or Ge with a pentavalent element gives an n-type semiconductor. 4. So the answer is n-type. _Source: syllabus Physics Part II, Ch 14 'Semiconductor Electronics'_
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