Fundamentals of Physics Extended
Fundamentals of Physics Extended
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781118230725
Author: David Halliday, Robert Resnick, Jearl Walker
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
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Chapter 41, Problem 36P
To determine

To find:

(a) if the Fermi level is above or below the top of the silicon valence band.

(b) how far, above or below, is this Fermi level (as calculated in (a)).

(c) the probability that a state at the bottom of the silicon conduction band is occupied.

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