Mastering Physics with Pearson eText -- Standalone Access Card -- for University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)
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Chapter 42, Problem 42.17E
(a)
To determine
The energy gap between the valance and
(b)
To determine
To explain: why the pure silicon is opaque.
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