Materials with a Small Energy Gap Between the Valence Band

question 15

Multiple Choice

Materials with a small energy gap between the valence band and the conduction band are called

• A) conductors.
• B) insulators.
• C) metals.
• D) semiconductors.
• E) nonconductors.

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