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Q.

An electrical field is applied to a semiconductor. Let the number of charge carries be n and the average drift speed be V. If the temperature is increased, then 

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a

Both n and V will increase

b

n will increase and V will decreases

c

Both n and V will decrease

d

n will decrease and V will increase 

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

As the temperature is increased, more electrons are able to make move from valence band to conduction band, hence the number of change carriers increases but with increase in the temperature the frequency of collisions increase so that average drift speed decreases.  

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