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JEE Main 2016 — Semiconductors Question with Solution

JEE Main 2016 (03 Apr)

Question

The temperature dependence of resistance of Cu and undoped Si in the temperature range 300-400 K is best described by

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Alinear increase for Cu, exponential decrease for Si

Step-by-step explanation

Resistance variation with temperature: resistance of a metal increases with increase in temperature linearly and resistance of a semiconductor decreases exponentially with increase in temperature.

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