In n-type semiconductors majority charge carriers are
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N-type semiconductor
When a small number of pentavalent impurities, such as arsenic, antimony, and bismuth are added to a pure semiconductor crystal during the crystal growth, the resulting crystal is called the N-type extensive semiconductor.
But since pure semiconductor (tetravalent) atoms have only four electrons and four holes in their valence shell, one spare valence-shell electron is produced for each impurity atom added.
Each spare electron enters the conduction band of the pure semiconductor as a free electron.
This extra free electron is the majority charge carrier in N-type semiconductors.
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Thus, in n-type semiconductors majority of charge carriers are electrons.