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When the temperature of a silicon sample, is increased from 20 C to 100 C, its conductivity will,

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increase
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decrease
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remain same
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may increase or decrease
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Solution

The correct option is A increase
As the temperature of a pure semiconductor is increased, the number free electrons increase due to the extra thermal energy available so that its resistivity will decrease.
So, the conductivity of silicon will increase.

Hence, (A) is the correct answer.

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