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Doping of silicon (Si) with Arsenic (As) leads to

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n-type semiconductor
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p-type semiconductor
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Metal
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Insulator
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Solution

The correct option is A n-type semiconductor

Arsenic has 5 valence electrons; 4 of them take part in covalent bond formation and the remaining one gets delocalized. This gives rise to an electron-rich impurity or n-type semiconductor.


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