An electric field is applied to a semiconductor. Let the number of charge carriers be \(n\) and the average drift speed be \(v.\) If the temperature is increased, then:

1. both \(n\) and \(v\) will increase.
2. \(n\) will increase but \(v\) will decrease.
3. \(v\) will increase but \(n\) will decrease.
4. both \(n\) and \(v\) will decrease.
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In a semiconductor,

(a) there are no free electrons at \(0~\text{K}.\)
(b) there are no free electrons at any temperature.
(c) the number of free electrons increases with temperature.
(d) the number of free electrons is less than that in a conductor.
Choose the correct option:
1. (a), (b) 
2. (b), (c)
3. (a), (c), (d)
4. (a), (b), (d)
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A piece of iron and a piece of germanium are cooled from the \(400~\text{K}\) temperature down to \(77~\text{K}\).
Then:
1. the resistance of each of them increases
2. the resistance of each of them decreases
3. the resistance of iron increases and that of germanium decreases
4. the resistance of iron decreases and that of germanium increases
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Choose the only false statement from the following.

1. The resistivity of a semiconductor increases with an increase in temperature.
2. Substances with an energy gap of the order of \(10~\text{eV}\) are insulators. 
3. In conductors, the valence and conduction bands may overlap.
4. The conductivity of a semiconductor increases with an increase in temperature.
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Let \(n_{p}\) and \(n_{e}\) be the number of holes and conduction electrons in an intrinsic semiconductor. Then:
1. \(n_{p}> n_{e}\)
2. \(n_{p}= n_{e}\)
3. \(n_{p}< n_{e}\)
4. \(n_{p}\neq n_{e}\)

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Hole is:

1. an anti-particle of electron.
2. a vacancy created when an electron leaves a covalent bond.
3. absence of free electrons.
4. an artificially created particle.

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The conductivity of a semiconductor increases with an increase in temperature,
because:
1. number density of free current carries increases
2. relaxation time increases
3. both number density of carries and relaxation time increase
4. number density of current carriers increases, relaxation time decreases but the effect of decrease in relaxation time is much less than the increase in number density
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Given below are two statements: 
Assertion (A): The temperature coefficient of resistance is positive for metals and negative for \(\mathrm{p\text-}\)type semiconductors.
Reason (R): The effective charge carriers in metals are negatively charged whereas in \(\mathrm{p\text-}\)type semiconductors they are positively charged.

1. Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is True but (R) is False.
4. Both (A) and (R) are False.
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\(\mathrm{C}\), \(\mathrm{Si}\), and \(\mathrm{Ge}\) have the same lattice structure. Why is the \(\mathrm{C}\) insulator?

1. because ionization energy for \(\mathrm{C}\) is the least in comparison to \(\mathrm{Si}\) and \(\mathrm{Ge}\).
2. because ionization energy for \(\mathrm{C}\) is highest in comparison to \(\mathrm{Si}\) and \(\mathrm{Ge}\).
3. the number of free electrons for conduction in \(\mathrm{Ge}\) and \(\mathrm{Si}\) is significant but negligibly small for \(\mathrm{C}\).
4. both (2) and (3).

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As the temperature increases, the electrical resistance:
1. decreases for conductors but increases for semiconductors.
2. increases for both conductors and semiconductors.
3. decreases for both conductors and semiconductors.
4. increases for conductors but decreases for semiconductors.
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