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Conductors and Insulators

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Q. The materials whose Valence Bond (V.B.) are partially filled are called.
(A) Conductors
(B) Semiconductors
(C) Insulators
(D) None of the above

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A partially-filled valence band is also called the conduction band.materials with partially-filled valence bands are conductors because electrons can conduct in that band too.

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