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20. A semiconductor is a

A) crystalline solid that conducts current under any condition
B) metallic solid that conducts current under any condition
C) metallic solid that conducts current under certain conditions
D) crystalline solid that conducts current under certain conditions

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Answer:

D) crystalline solid that conducts current under certain conditions

Step-by-step explanation:

A semiconductor is any crystalline solid material whose electrical conductivity is intermediary between that of insulators and conductors. That is, a semiconductor does not conduct like a conductor but does more than an insulator.

Based on this, a semiconductor is said to only conduct electricity under certain conditions as opposed to conductors that do so under any condition. Example of semiconductors are silicon, carbon, antimony, arsenic etc.

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