Question

An extrinsic semiconductor sample has 6 billion silicon atoms and 3 million pentavalent impurity atoms. The number of electrons and holes is

a.

3 million each

b.

6 billion each

c.

3 million free electrons and very small number of holes

d.

3 million holes and very small number of free electrons

Answer: (c).3 million free electrons and very small number of holes

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Q. An extrinsic semiconductor sample has 6 billion silicon atoms and 3 million pentavalent impurity atoms. The number of electrons and holes is

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