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CUET · PHYSICS · PYQ PAPER 2025

From the following, choose the element for impurity atoms with which pure silicon should be doped to make it a p-type semiconductor:

  1. A Arsenic
  2. B Boron
  3. C Phosphorous
  4. D Antimony
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(B) Boron

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Boron As a trivalent atom, it creates a vacancy or "hole" in the crystal lattice because it lacks one electron to complete four covalent bonds with neighboring silicon atoms. These positive "holes" are the majority charge carriers in p-type materials.
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