Q. Silicon is
A) Semiconductor
B) Insulator
C) Conductor
D) None of these
Explanation
(a)
Semiconductors are bad conductors of electricity at room temperature but become conductor of electricity at high temperature or when some impurities are added to them.
$\therefore$ Si and Ge are semiconductors.
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