Chemistry for Engineering Students
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Author: Lawrence S. Brown, Tom Holme
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 8, Problem 5CO
Interpretation Introduction
Interpretation:
A given material should be identified as a metal, insulator or semiconductor based on its band diagram.
Concept introduction:
- Band diagram is an electron energy level diagram employs the concept of valence and conduction bands to explain bonding in solids.
- Materials can be classified as metals, semiconductors and insulators based the gap or the energetic distance between the valence and conduction bands
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a) Explain the band structure of an electrical conductor (metal), a semiconductor, and an insulator at 0 K by showing the valence and conduction bands and fermi energy levels. Explain how the electrical conduction takes place in these three types of materials. Give an example for each type of material.
b)Explain what n and p-type semiconductors are using their band structures. Why?
Silicon (Si) and germanium (Ge) can be used as semiconducting materials. The band gap between the conduction band and valence band is measured in electron volts, eV. 1 eV = 1.6022 × 10⁻¹⁹J. The band gap of each semiconductor was measured, and the two values were found to be 0.69 eV and 1.12 eV. Which of the two values belongs to Ge?
A) 0.69 eV
B) 1.12 eV
C) Cannot be determined without further information.
What type of bonding would you expect in
Silicon nitride? explain the answer and what
kind of secondary bonding would occur
between polymer chains?
Chapter 8 Solutions
Chemistry for Engineering Students
Ch. 8 - Prob. 1COCh. 8 - • describe the arrangement of atoms in the common...Ch. 8 - • use bind theory to describe bonding in solids.Ch. 8 - Prob. 4COCh. 8 - Prob. 5COCh. 8 - Prob. 6COCh. 8 - Prob. 7COCh. 8 - • explain the connection between intermolecular...Ch. 8 - Prob. 9COCh. 8 - Prob. 10CO
Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.1PAECh. 8 - Why is the C 60form of carbon called...Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.3PAECh. 8 - Prob. 8.4PAECh. 8 - What is the relationship between the structures of...Ch. 8 - Use the web to look up information on nanotubes....Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.7PAECh. 8 - Prob. 8.8PAECh. 8 - Prob. 8.9PAECh. 8 - Prob. 8.10PAECh. 8 - Prob. 8.11PAECh. 8 - Prob. 8.12PAECh. 8 - 8.13 What is the coordination number of atoms in...Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.14PAECh. 8 - Prob. 8.15PAECh. 8 - 8.16 Iridium forms a face-centered cubic lattice,...Ch. 8 - 8.17 Europium forms a body-centered cubic unit...Ch. 8 - 8.18 Manganese has a body-centered cubic unit cell...Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.19PAECh. 8 - 8.20 How many electrons per atom are delocalized...Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.21PAECh. 8 - Prob. 8.22PAECh. 8 - Prob. 8.23PAECh. 8 - 8.24 What is the key difference between metallic...Ch. 8 - 8.25 Draw a depiction of the band structure of a...Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.26PAECh. 8 - Prob. 8.27PAECh. 8 - Prob. 8.28PAECh. 8 - Prob. 8.29PAECh. 8 - Prob. 8.30PAECh. 8 - Prob. 8.31PAECh. 8 - Prob. 8.32PAECh. 8 - Prob. 8.33PAECh. 8 - Suppose that a device is using a 15.0-mg sample of...Ch. 8 - 8.35 What is an instantancous dipole?Ch. 8 - 8.36 Why are dispersion forces attractive?Ch. 8 - 8.37 If a molecule is not very polarizable, how...Ch. 8 - 8.38 What is the relationship between...Ch. 8 - 8.39 Under what circumstances are ion-dipole...Ch. 8 - 8.40 Which of the following compounds would be...Ch. 8 - 8.41 What is the specific feature of N, O, and F...Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.42PAECh. 8 - 8.43 Identify the kinds of intermolecular forces...Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.44PAECh. 8 - 8.45 Describe how interactions between molecules...Ch. 8 - 8.46 What makes a chemical compound volatile?Ch. 8 - 8.47 Answer each of the following questions with...Ch. 8 - 8.48 Why must the vapor pressure of a substance be...Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.49PAECh. 8 - Prob. 8.50PAECh. 8 - 8.51 Suppose that three unknown pure substances...Ch. 8 - 8.52 Rank the following hydrocarbons in order of...Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.53PAECh. 8 - Prob. 8.54PAECh. 8 - Prob. 8.55PAECh. 8 - Prob. 8.56PAECh. 8 - Prob. 8.57PAECh. 8 - Prob. 8.58PAECh. 8 - Prob. 8.59PAECh. 8 - Prob. 8.60PAECh. 8 - 8.61 Distinguish between a block copolymer and a...Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.62PAECh. 8 - Prob. 8.63PAECh. 8 - Prob. 8.64PAECh. 8 - Prob. 8.65PAECh. 8 - 8.66 What structural characteristics are needed...Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.67PAECh. 8 - Prob. 8.68PAECh. 8 - Prob. 8.69PAECh. 8 - Prob. 8.70PAECh. 8 - Prob. 8.71PAECh. 8 - Prob. 8.72PAECh. 8 - Prob. 8.73PAECh. 8 - Prob. 8.74PAECh. 8 - 8.75 Using pentagons, draw arrangements that...Ch. 8 - 8.76 Using circles, draw regular two-dimensional...Ch. 8 - 8.77 What is the difference between a bonding...Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.78PAECh. 8 - 8.79 Most gaseous compounds consist of small...Ch. 8 - 8.80 Why are dipole—dipole forces typically...Ch. 8 - 8.81 Carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) is a liquid at...Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.82PAECh. 8 - Prob. 8.83PAECh. 8 - Prob. 8.84PAECh. 8 - Prob. 8.85PAECh. 8 - Prob. 8.86PAECh. 8 - 8.87 Use the vapor pressure curves illustrated...Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.88PAECh. 8 - 8.89 The following data show the vapor pressure of...Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.90PAECh. 8 - Prob. 8.91PAECh. 8 - Prob. 8.92PAECh. 8 - Prob. 8.93PAECh. 8 - Prob. 8.94PAECh. 8 - Prob. 8.95PAECh. 8 - 8.96 A business manager wants to provide a wider...Ch. 8 - 8.97 The doping of semiconductors can be done with...Ch. 8 - 8.98 If you know the density of material and the...Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.99PAECh. 8 - Prob. 8.100PAECh. 8 - Prob. 8.101PAECh. 8 - Prob. 8.102PAECh. 8 - 8.103 Cryolite (Na3AlF6) is used in refining...Ch. 8 - Prob. 8.104PAECh. 8 - Prob. 8.105PAE
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