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A semiconductor has equal electron and hole concertration `6xx10^(8) m^(-3)`. On doping with a certain impurity electron concertration increase to `8xx10^(12) m^(-3)`. Identify the type of semiconductor after doping.

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The resulting semiconductor is n-type as electrons are majority charge carriers in it.
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