Indicate which of the following statements are true with regard to semiconductors. (a) elemental semiconductors are made of metalloids (b) semiconductors have a band gap that is greater than 3.5 eV (c) doping a semiconductor with a few ppm of a p block element increases the conductivity of that material by a million fold (d) compound semiconductors must contain at least one metalloid element

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8. Indicate which of the following statements are true with regard to semiconductors.

(a) elemental semiconductors are made of metalloids

(b) semiconductors have a band gap that is greater than 3.5 eV

(c) doping a semiconductor with a few ppm of a p block element increases the conductivity of that material by a million fold

(d) compound semiconductors must contain at least one metalloid element

Group of answer choices
A. (b) & (d)
B. (a) & (c)
C. all four staements are true
D. (a), (c) & (d)
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8. Indicate which of the following statements are true with regard to semiconductors.

(a) elemental semiconductors are made of metalloids

(b) semiconductors have a band gap that is greater than 3.5 eV

(c) doping a semiconductor with a few ppm of a p block element increases the conductivity of that material by a million fold

(d) compound semiconductors must contain at least one metalloid element

Group of answer choices

A. (b) & (d)

B. (a) & (c)

C. all four staements are true

D. (a), (c) & (d)

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