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Account for the Silicon is an insulator but silicon doped with phosphorus acts as a semiconductor.

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Pure silicon has very few free electrons and has low conductivity and behaves almost as an insulator. Silicon doped with phosphorus has extra electrons and hence acts as semiconductor.
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