2.16 Concentration questions with a twist. (a) A silicon wafer is uniformly doped p-type with N₁ = 10¹5/cm³. At 70 K, what are the equilibrium hole and electron concentrations? (b) A semiconductor is doped with an impurity concentration N such that N>n; and all the impurities are ionized. Also, n = N and p = n²/N. Is the impurity a donor or an acceptor? Explain. (c) The electron concentration in a piece of Si maintained at 300 K under equilibrium conditions is 105/cm³. What is the hole concentration?

2.16 Concentration questions with a twist. (a) A silicon wafer is uniformly doped p-type with N₁ = 10¹5/cm³. At 70 K, what are the equilibrium hole and electron concentrations? (b) A semiconductor is doped with an impurity concentration N such that N>n; and all the impurities are ionized. Also, n = N and p = n²/N. Is the impurity a donor or an acceptor? Explain. (c) The electron concentration in a piece of Si maintained at 300 K under equilibrium conditions is 105/cm³. What is the hole concentration?

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