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With the rise of temperature the resisti...

With the rise of temperature the resistivity of a semiconductor

A

remains unchanged

B

increases

C

decreases

D

first increases and then decreases

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C
When we increase the temperature of semiconductor, resistivity decrease because its temperature coefficient is negative.
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