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We consider the chemical potential for the case of an intrinsic semi-conductor. Which of the following statements is correct? More than one answer might be correct. (Hint: examine the equation describing the chemical potential; )
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 A. The chemical potential will move closer to the valence band if the effective mass of the electron is larger than that of the hole at finite temperature.  | 
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 B. The chemical potential is not in the gap centre if the temperature is zero.  | 
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 C. The chemical potential is the same for these two conditions: 1) the effective electron mass=hole mass and 2) the temperature is absolute zero.  | 
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 D. The chemical potential is closer to the valence band if the hole effective mass equals the electron effective mass.  | 
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 E. The effective masses of the electrons and holes do not affect the chemical potential  | 
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 F. The chemical potential is zero at T=0K.  | 
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 G. The chemical potential will move closer to the conduction band if the effective mass of the electron is larger than that of the hole at finite temperature.  |