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What is true of semiconductors

A have a larger band hap than insulators

B Doping a semiconductor makes it less conductive

C Electrons conduct well if they are in a filled valence band

D Conduction band is higher in energy than the valence band

E Holes refer to empty atomic sites in a solid crystal

Semiconductors do not conduct current as well as conductors.

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