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Question
What are semiconductors? Name two semiconductors.
Solution
Semiconductors: Those materials whose conductivity is less than conductors but more than insulators are known as semiconductors.
Semiconductors are neither good conductors nor insulators of electricity.
Germanium (Ge) and Silicon (Si) are the two semiconductors.
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