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Carbon (diamond) and silicon have the same covalent crystal structure, yet diamond is tran...

Carbon (diamond) and silicon have the same covalent crystal structure, yet diamond is transparent while silicon is opaque to visible light. Argue that this should be the case based only on the difference in band gaps— roughly 5 eV for diamond and 1 eV for silicon

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