Assertion: The electrical conductivity of a semiconductor increases with increase in temperature.
Reason: With increase in temperature, large number of electrons from the valence band can jump to the conduction band.

Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion

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Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect

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Solution

The correct option is C Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion
As temperature increases, some electrons are thermally released from the covalent bonds in pure Si or Ge.
These electrons are free to move in the crystal and are responsible for electrical conductivity.
With an increase in temperature, the number of electrons released increases and the electrical conductivity increases.
This type of conduction is called intrinsic conduction.
Hence, both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.

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Assertion: The electrical conductivity of a semiconductor increases with increase in temperature.Reason: With increase in temperature, large number of electrons from the valence band can jump to the conduction band.

Assertion: The electrical conductivity of a semiconductor increases with increase in temperature.
Reason: With increase in temperature, large number of electrons from the valence band can jump to the conduction band.