Which of the following is not a semiconductor?
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Which of the following is not a semiconductor?
✓ Correct answer: b)
Graphite
Explanation
A semiconductor, any of a class of crystalline solids intermediate in electrical conductivity between a conductor and an insulator.
Graphite is an electrical conductor, not a semiconductor. The C atoms in graphite are arranged in parallel planes with hexagons in the planes (strong bond - sp2 hybridization), and a pi (weak) bond between the planes. This pi bond gives the free electons for electrical conduction for graphite.
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