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A hole in a P - type semiconductor is...

A hole in a P - type semiconductor is

A

an extra electron in the valence band

B

an extra electron in the conduction band

C

a missing electron in the valence band

D

a missing electron in the conduction band

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C
The absence of an electron in the valence band of a semiconductor is called a hole.
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