Electrical conductivity of a semiconduct...

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

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