Chemistry for Engineering Students
Chemistry for Engineering Students
4th Edition
ISBN: 9781337398909
Author: Lawrence S. Brown, Tom Holme
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 8, Problem 6CO
Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

Electrical properties in metals, insulators and semiconductors should be explained with reference to the concept of chemical bonding.

Concept introduction:

  • Chemical bonds are essentially forces of attraction between atoms (molecules or ions) that hold the solid together.
  • Bonding in solids can be explained based on band diagram, which is an electron energy level diagram that employs the concept of valence and conduction bands
  • Solids can be classified as metals, semiconductors and insulators based the gap or the energetic distance between the valence and conduction bands
  • Electrical properties of solids arise due to the movement of electrons in the conduction bands.

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