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Pure silicon and germanimum are...

Pure silicon and germanimum are

A

conductors

B

semiconductors

C

insulators

D

piezoelectric crystals

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The correct Answer is:
C
Pure Si and Ge are insulators because of the absence of any hole or free electron. They show semiconductor behaviour only after doping
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