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On increasing the temperature, the specific resistance of a conductor increases and for a semiconductor decreases. How?

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Dear Student ,
$S i n c e t h e e n e r g y b a n d g a p i n s e m i c o n d u c t o r i s m u c h m o r e t h a n c o n d u c t o r s s o o n g i v i n g t e m p e r a t u r e S p e c i f i c r e s i s \tan c e o f s e m i c o n d u c t o r d e c r e a s e s .$
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