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Holes are charge carrier in...

Holes are charge carrier in

A

intrinsic semiconductors

B

ionic solids

C

p-type semiconductor

D

metals

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a
In intrinsic semiconductor, `n_h=n_e`
(b) In p-type semiconductor, `n_h` gtgt `n_e`
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