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To a germanium sample, traces of gallium are added as an impurity. The resultant sample would behave like

Options

  1. Aa conductor
  2. Ba p -type semiconductor
  3. Can n -type semiconductor
  4. Dan insulator.

Correct answer

B. a p -type semiconductor

Step-by-step solution

An intrinsic germanium have four outer electrons which they use to form bonds with four neighbouring Ge atoms. Gallium, being from group III is having three outer electrons. So when we add gallium atoms into germanium, some gallium atoms have a chance to replace some of the germanium atoms. But with gallium, only three neighbouring Ge atoms can make bonds with Ga. The bond with the fourth neighbouring Ge atom is broken as Ga is having a shortage of one outer electron. The broken bond can be filled up by an electron

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