A positive hole in a semiconductor is

Question

A positive hole in a semiconductor is (A) An anti-particle of electron (B) A vacancy created when an electron leaves a covalent bond (C) Absence of free electrons (D) An artificially created particle

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A positive hole in a semiconductor is a vacancy which is created at the site of a covalent bond when an electron leaves a covalent bond.

Q. A positive hole in a semiconductor is

An anti-particle of electron

A vacancy created when an electron leaves a covalent bond

Absence of free electrons

An artificially created particle

A positive hole in a semiconductor is a vacancy which is created at the site of a covalent bond when an electron leaves a covalent bond.