Lesson: Chapter 11 — Electronics

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What is a hole in a semiconductor?

A A gap in the crystal where an atom is missing B An impurity atom C The place a bond has lost its electron, acting as a positive charge D A free electron

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The place a bond has lost its electron, acting as a positive charge. Holes move as neighbouring electrons fill them, so they carry current.

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