Question

A piece of copper and another of germanium are cooled from room temperature to 80 K. The resistance of:

A

each of them increases

B

each of them decreases

C

copper increases and germanium decreases

D

copper decreases and germanium increases.

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Updated on : 2022-09-05
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Correct option is D)

Copper is metallic conductor and germanium is semiconductor therefore as temperature decreases resistance of good conductor decreases while for semiconductor it increases.

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