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MHT CET · Physics · Semiconductors

Silicon and copper are cooled from \(300 \mathrm{~K}\) to \(100 \mathrm{~K}\), the specific resistance (resistivity)

  1. A increase in both copper and silicon
  2. B decrease in both copper and silicon
  3. C decrease in copper and increase in silicon
  4. D increase in copper but decrease in silicon
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(C) decrease in copper and increase in silicon

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Resistivity of conductors increase with temperature and that of semiconductor decreases with temperature. When temperature is decreased, the resistivity of copper will decrease while that of silicon will increase.