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In a semi-conductor, the molecular orbital states that allow forthe conduction of electric current are

a) the lowest energy states available

b) the higher energy states available

c) independent of energy and only depend on the number ofp-orbital electrons in the element

d) are the energy states just below the band gap

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When you click on each box, you will observe the changes in bandgap energy for that material.

Part A

In the interactive activity, the bandshown at the top is the conduction band, and the band shown at thebottom is the valence band. The valence band consists of bondingmolecular orbitals that are filled with electrons, and theconduction band consists of vacant antibonding molecular orbitals.The red color indicates that the orbitals in that band are filledwith electrons, and the blue color indicates that the orbitals inthat band are empty. The space between the two bands shows theenergy difference between them and is known as the band gapenergy, or the band gap.

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Part B

When you add a controlled amount ofsubstance known as an impurity to a pure semiconductor, itsconductivity increases. This process is known as doping. Theaddition of an impurity can increase or decrease the number ofavailable electrons. If the number of electrons is increased, theextra electrons conduct electricity. If the number of electrons isdecreased, a vacant hole is created. The adjacent electron entersthe vacant hole and conducts electricity. Thus, it seems like theholes act as charge carriers. They are considered to be positivecharge carriers. Depending upon the charge carriers that conductelectricity, there are two types of semiconductors: p-typesemiconductors and n-type semiconductors.

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	The conduction band for insulators isalways vacant.

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Germanium is a group 4A semiconductor. Theaddition of a dopant atom (group 3A element) that has fewer valenceelectrons than the host atom results in a p-typesemiconductor. The addition of a dopant atom (group 5A elements)that has more valence electrons than the host atom results in ann-type semiconductor.

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