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Minority carriers in n-type semiconductor are:

Answer: Holes.

  • A Electrons
  • B Holes
  • C Both equally
  • D Protons

Correct answer: B. Holes

Explanation: N-type: majority carriers are electrons (from donor atoms). Minority carriers are holes.

Conductorconduction bandvalence bandbands overlapSemiconductorconduction bandvalence bandsmall gap (~1 eV)Insulatorconduction bandvalence bandlarge gap(> 3 eV)

Conductors have overlapping bands, semiconductors have a small energy gap that can be bridged by heat or doping, and insulators have a large gap that blocks conduction.

Concept context

Band theory, p-n junction, diodes, transistors, logic gates, and integrated circuits.

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