Germanium is a semiconductor. With the aid of diagrams showing bands of molecular orbital, explain why it is a poor conductor and how doping it with phosphorus increases its conductivity.

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Germanium is a semiconductor. With the aid of diagrams showing bands of molecular orbital, explain why it is a poor conductor and how doping it with phosphorus increases its conductivity.

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