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(D) Germanium $(Ge)$ belongs to group $14$ of the periodic table. To create a $p$-type semiconductor, we need to dope it with an element from group $1

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$Ga$

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(D) Germanium $(Ge)$ belongs to group $14$ of the periodic table. To create a $p$-type semiconductor, we need to dope it with an element from group $13$, which has one less valence electron than $Ge$. This creates an electron-deficient bond or a 'hole',which acts as a positive charge carrier. Among the given options, $Bi$, $Sb$, and $As$ belong to group $15$ (which would create an $n$-type semiconductor), while $Ga$ belongs to group $13$. Therefore, doping $Ge$ with $Ga$ results in a $p$-type semiconductor.

Which one of the following elements on doping with germanium, makes it a $p$-type semiconductor?

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