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WBJEE · Chemistry · Solid State

Metallic conductors and semiconductors are heated separately. What are the changes with respect to conductivity?

  1. A increase, increase
  2. B decrease, decrease
  3. C increase, decrease
  4. D decrease, increase
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(D) decrease, increase

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Hint : For Metallic Conductors, \(R \propto T\) ( \(R\) is the resistance) Hence conductivity decreases with increase of Temperature For semi-conductors, conductivity increases with rise of temperature due increase in number of electron-hole pairs.