JEE Main 2025 — Semiconductors Question with Solution
JEE Main 2025 (4 Apr Shift 2)
Question
Consider a n-type semiconductor in which and are number of electrons and holes, respectively.
(A) Holes are minority carriers
(B) The dopant is a pentavalent atom
(C)
(where is number of electrons or holes in semiconductor when it is intrinsic form)
(D)
(E) The holes are not generated due to the donors Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(A) Holes are minority carriers
(B) The dopant is a pentavalent atom
(C)
(where is number of electrons or holes in semiconductor when it is intrinsic form)
(D)
(E) The holes are not generated due to the donors Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Choose an option
Show full solutionCorrect option: C
Correct answer
C(A), (B), (E) only
Step-by-step explanation
(A) n type semiconductor holes are minority carriers and are majority carriers
(B) Dopant are pentavalent atom.
(C) for intrinsic semiconductor
(E) In type semiconductor primary source of holes generation are thermal excitation.
(B) Dopant are pentavalent atom.
(C) for intrinsic semiconductor
(E) In type semiconductor primary source of holes generation are thermal excitation.
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