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In the energy band diagram of a material shown below, the open circles and filled circles denote holes and electrons respectively. The material is

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Options:
  • A an insulator
  • B a metal
  • C an $n$-type semiconductor
  • D a p-type semiconductor.
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The correct answer is: a p-type semiconductor.
In this Band diagram, number of holes in valence band are more as compared to no.number of electrons in the conduction band. So, it is a p-type semiconductor.

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