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Silicon doped with a small amount of phosphorus is a(n)

  1. Ap-type semiconductor
  2. Bsuperconductor
  3. Cinsulator
  4. Dn-type semiconductor

Answer: D

Phosphorus (group 15) has five valence electrons; four bond to silicon and the fifth is a free electron, so the semiconductor is n-type.
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