If an Element Has a Band Gap of 1 EV

question 23

Multiple Choice

If an element has a band gap of 1 eV between a filled valence band and an empty conduction band, it would be classified (at room temperature) as a(n)

• A) insulator.
• B) conductor.
• C) resistor.
• D) semiconductor.
• E) reactor.

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