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In a photodiode,the conductivity increases when the material is exposed to light.It is found that the conductivity changes only if the wavelength is less than 620nm.What is the band gap?

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Band gap = energy need to over come the gap
` (hc)/(lambda) = (1242eV-nm)/(620nm)`
` = 2.0eV`
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