Why does the electrical conductivity of semiconductors increase with rise in temperature?

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Solution

The energy gap between the valence and the conduction band is small in semiconductors. Therefore, electrons from the valence band can jump to the conduction band on increasing the temperature. Thus, they become more conducting as the temperature increases.

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