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  1. With increase in temperature, the electrical conductivity would

  2. A.
    increase in metals as well as in intrinsic semiconductor
    B.
    increase in metals but decrease in intrinsic semiconductor
    C.
    decrease in metals but increase in intrinsic semiconductor
    D.
    decrease in metals as well as in intrinsic semiconductor

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    Answer : Option C

    Explanation :

    Increase in temperature causes resistivity of metals to increase and resistivity of intrinsic semiconductors to decrease.

    Conductivity is reciprocal of resistivity.


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