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When the electrical conductivity of a semiconductor is only due to the breaking of its covalent bonds, then the semiconductor is said to be

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Donor
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Acceptor
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Intrinsic
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Extrinsic
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Solution

The correct option is C Intrinsic

In the case of semiconductors, electron-hole pairs are generated only due to the breaking of covalent bonds. There is no other source of generation of electron-hole pairs. Hence when the electrical conductivity of a semiconductor is only due to the breaking of its covalent bonds, then the semiconductor is said to be an intrinsic semiconductor.


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