Specialist reading

Read the text “Intrinsic Silicon”. Mark the following sentences as true (T) or false (F).

1. Semiconductor is practically a metallic conductor but with some specific features.

2. Quartz and sand are mostly silicon oxide.

3. Silicon is the most widely used of semiconductors.

4. The manner in which conductivity is altered isn’t important in determining the characteristics of devices fabricated on the silicon.

5. The two conduction mechanisms in intrinsic silicon are electron conduction and proton conduction.