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At elevated temperature, few of covalent bonds of Si or Ge are broken a vacancy in the bond is created. Effective charge of vacancy or hole isA. positiveB. negativeC. neutralD. sometimes positive and sometimes negative

Answer» Correct Answer - A
In semiconductor, as the temperature increases, more thermal energy becomes available to electrons and some of these electrons may break-away (becoming free electrons contributing to conduction).
The thermal energy effectively ionises only a few atoms in the crystalline lattice and creates a vacancy in the bond.
These holes behave as positive charge carriers.


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