MCQ
At zero Kelvin a piece of germanium
- ABecomes semiconductor
- BBecomes good conductor
- ✓Becomes bad conductor
- DHas maximum conductivity
✓
Answer
Correct option: C.
Becomes bad conductor
At zero Kelvin, there is no thermal agitation and therefore no electrons from valence band are able to shift to conduction band.
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