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CUET · PHYSICS · PYQ PAPER 2025

When a semiconductor is doped with a donor impurity, the number of _______

  1. A the electrons and holes decrease
  2. B the electrons and holes increase
  3. C the holes decrease and the electrons increase
  4. D the holes increase and the electrons decrease
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(C) the holes decrease and the electrons increase

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A donor impurity (pentavalent) adds extra free electrons to the semiconductor, directly increasing the electron concentration. According to the law of mass action \(\left(n_e n_h=n_i^2\right)\), as the number of electrons increases, the rate of recombination also increases,…
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