Statement I: Silicon is preferred over germanium for making semiconductor devices.
Statement II: The energy gap for germanium is more than the energy gap of silicon.

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Statement I is correct but statement II is incorrect

Statement I is incorrect but statement II is correct

Both statements I and II are incorrect.

Both statements I and II are correct.

answer is B.

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The energy gap for germanium is less (0.72 eV) than the energy gap of silicon ( 1.1 eV). Silicon is preferred over germanium for making semiconductor devices because they are abundantly available in nature, do not get easily damaged by heat and cut off current is very low.

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