FUND PHYS 10TH EXT WILEY PLUS
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Author: Halliday
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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
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FUND PHYS 10TH EXT WILEY PLUS
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