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A piece of copper and another of germanium are cooled from room temperature to `80 K`. The resistance of

A

each of them increses

B

each of them decreases

C

copper increases and germanium decreases

D

copper decreases and germanium increases

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D
Copper is metal and germanium is semiconductor resistance of a metal decreases and that of a semiconductor increases with decreases in temperature
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