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Extrinsic semiconductors are neither good nor bad conductors of electricity. Why are they still…

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Extrinsic semiconductors are neither good nor bad conductors of electricity. Why are they still considered useful?

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Because their conductivity can be controlled by the amount and kind of doping (n-type or p-type), so p-type and n-type material can be joined to make p-n junction diodes, transistors and integrated circuits.
Semiconductor diode

From ISC 2027 Specimen Physics Paper 1, question 7(ii).