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Electrical conductivity of a semiconductor

A

Decreases with the rise in its temperature

B

Increases with the rise in its temperature

C

Does not change with the rise in its temperature

D

First increases and then decreases with the rise in its temperature

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B
Resistivity decreases with rise in temperature , conductivity increases.
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