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The energy gap of silicon is about

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0.75 eV

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1.1 eV

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5 eV

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0.3 eV

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Solution

The correct option is B
1.1 eV

For a semiconductor the energy gap is of the order of 1 eV. For silicon $E_{g} \approx 1.1 e V$

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