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Sn, Si and Ge have the same lattice structure . Why Sn is a conductor while Si and Ge are Semiconductor?

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Sn is insulator and Ge and Si are semiconductor
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KUMAR PRAKASHAN-SEMICONDUCTOR ELECTRONICS : MATERIALS, DEVICES AND SIMPLE CIRCUITS -Section-B : Numericals (Numerical From Textual illustrations)
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  3. Suppose a pure Si crystal has 5xx10^(28) atoms m^(-3). It is doped by...

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  4. At temperature 300 K number density of electrons and holes in pure sil...

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  5. Can we take one slab of p-type semiconductor and physically join it to...

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  6. The V to I characteristic of a silicon diode is shown in the figure. C...

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  9. The current in the forward bias is known to be more (~mA) than the cur...

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  10. Why are Si and GaAs are perferred materials for solar cells?

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  12. The digital signal for the OR gate with two inputs is shown in the fig...

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  13. As shown in the following figure, take A and B input waveforms. Sketch...

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  14. As shown in the following figure, take A and B input waveforms. Sketch...

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  15. Justify the output waveform (Y) of the OR gate for the following input...

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