College Physics:
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Author: SERWAY, Raymond A.
Publisher: Brooks/Cole Pub Co
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Chapter 17, Problem 12P
Germanium is a semiconducting metal with a resistivity of 0.460 Ω · m. (a) Determine the current per unit area through a 5.00-V germanium junction with a length of 2.00 mm. (b) Find the current through the junction if its cross-sectional area is 2.00 × 10−5 m2.
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