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Why does the electrical conductivity of semiconductors increase with a rise in temperature?

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The energy gap between valence and conduction band is small in semiconductors. Thus, they do not conduct electricity at normal temperature but with a rise in temperature large number of electrons get sufficient energy to jump from valence band to conduction band. Therefore, the electrical conductivity of a semi-conductor will increase exponentially with an increase in temperature.

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