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If an element has a band gap of 1 eV between a filled valence band and...

If an element has a band gap of 1 eV between a filled valence band and an empty conduction band, it would be classified as a?

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Answer -semi conductor

Metals (conductors) have no gap between the valence and the conduction band.

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Insulators have a large gap between valence and conduction band. In an insulator, the valance band is totally occupied, but the conduction band is empty.

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good conductor

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semiconductor

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