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The majority charge carriers in a p-type semiconductor are _____.

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free electrons
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conduction electrons
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C
ions
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holes
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Solution

The correct option is C holes
The charge carriers that are present in large quantity are called majority charge carriers. In a p- type semiconductor, the majority charge carriers are the holes whereas in the n- type semiconductor, the majority charge carriers are the free electrons.

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