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The energy gap between conductionband and valence band is of the order of 0.07 eV. It is a/an

A

An insulator

B

A conductor

C

A semiconductor

D

An alloy

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C
`E_(g)=0.7eV, Ge`
`E_(g)=1.1eV, Si`
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