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NEET · Physics · STD 12 - 14. Semicondutor electronics

An intrinsic semiconductor is converted into \(N\)-type extrinsic semiconductor by doping it with

  1. A Germanium
  2. B Phosphorous
  3. C Aluminium
  4. D Silver
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(B) Phosphorous

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When intrinsic semiconductor (Si or Ge) is doped with a pentavalent element, e.g. \(\begin{array}{ll}\text { phosphorus }( P ), & \text { a n-type extrinsic }\end{array}\) semiconductor is created because
pentavalent dopant donates one extra electron for conduction.