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The energy gap is much more in silicon ...

The energy gap is much more in silicon than in germanium because

A

It has less number of electrons

B

It has high atomic mass number

C

Its crystal has much stronger bonds called ionic bonds

D

Its valence electrons are more tightly bound to their parent nuclei

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