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r-ruslan [8.4K]
1 year ago
7

Semiconductors are more effective than metals as converters of solar radiation into electricity because?

Chemistry
1 answer:
DedPeter [7]1 year ago
6 0

Semiconductors show the property of both the conductor and insulator. They are more effective than metals as their valence electron can free flow by the sun's energy. Thus, option B is correct.

<h3>What are semiconductors?</h3>

Semiconductors are substances and materials that exhibit intermediate properties of conductors and insulators. They are solid materials that can conduct electrical charges due to the added impurity or change in temperature.

They have a valence electron in their outer shell that can absorb the energy from the sun to get excited. This leads to the flow of the charge in the semiconducting substance more easily.

Therefore, option B. the semiconductors can absorb the extra energy is correct.

Learn more about semiconductors here:

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Your question is incomplete, but most probably your full question was, Semiconductors are more effective than metals as converters of solar radiation into electricity because

A. it is easier for the atoms of a semiconductor to absorb solar energy and to move from place to place within the solid, thereby conducting electricity.

B. the energy contained in sunlight gives the valence electrons in the semiconductor atoms the extra energy they need to "flow" throughout the solid.

C. metals melt much too easily under direct sunlight and, as liquids, lose their ability to conduct electricity.

D. solar radiation has sufficient energy to knock electrons completely off the metal surface, making it impossible for the electrons to "flow" from atom to atom and conduct electricity.

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