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CUET · PHYSICS · PYQ PAPER 2025

By increasing the temperature, resistivity of a conductor and a semiconductor

  1. A decreases for a conductor and increases for a semiconductor
  2. B increases for a conductor and decreases for a semiconductor
  3. C decreases for both
  4. D increases for both
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(A) decreases for a conductor and increases for a semiconductor

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For a conductor, resistivity increases with temperature because thermal vibrations cause more frequent electron collisions. For a semiconductor, resistivity decreases because higher temperatures provide enough energy for more electrons to jump into the conduction band,…
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