Electronic Devices - Semiconductors - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Semiconductors - General Questions (Q.No. 2)
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Single-element semiconductors are characterized by atoms with ____ valence electrons.
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none of the above
Answer: Option
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Nirmal Pauly said:   8 years ago
4 it is!
Here single element semiconductor means pure semiconductor.

Ramya said:   8 years ago
Boron and phosphorus are impurity substances which are used to made extrinsic semiconductors, so we are considering si, ge. Please tell is this correct.

Sagar Shukla said:   7 years ago
If we are considering only the single element semiconductor it means we are talking about the Intrinsic Semiconductor like Silicon(covalent bonding), Germanium(covalent bonding), gallium arsenide (ionic + covalent bonding),etc. These type of elements have 4 electrons in the outer most orbital.

1) silicon:
atomic number =14;.
electronic configuration = 2/8/4.


2)Germanium:
atomic number =32.
electronic configuration = 2/8/18/4.

Habib said:   4 years ago
The Single Element means Made by only Si or Ge. Not Combined.


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