At a certain temperature, the electron and hole mobilities in intrinsic germanium are given as 0.43 and 0.21 m2/V s, respectively. If the electron and hole concentrations are both 2.3 x 10'® m, find the conductivity at this temperature

At a certain temperature, the electron and hole mobilities in intrinsic germanium are given as 0.43 and 0.21 m2/V s, respectively. If the electron and hole concentrations are both 2.3 x 10'® m, find the conductivity at this temperature

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At a certain temperature, the electron and hole mobilities in intrinsic germanium are given as 0.43 and 0.21 m2/V :s, respectively. If the electron and hole
concentrations are both 2.3 x 1019 m3, find the conductivity at this temperature.

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