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Which of the following is widely used in making semiconductor chips?

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- Semiconductors are the materials whose conductivity lies between conductors (copper, gold etc ) and insulators (glass, wood etc).

Element

Symbol

Atomic Number

Germanium

Ge

32

- It is used in making chips because:

a) it enables the industry to make smaller transistors.

b) to make more compact integrated circuits.