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The distance between conduction band and valence band is very small therefore an electron can easily jump to conduction band by overcoming weak nuclear forces. Hence, electric current can easily flow through it.

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The distance between conduction band and valence band is very large therefore an electron cannot jump to conduction band by overcoming weak nuclear forces. Hence, electric current cannot flow through it.

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