Assertion (A): A hole is an apparent free particle with effective positive electronic…
Physics · Class 12 · CBSE — Semiconductor Electronics
Assertion (A): A hole is an apparent free particle with effective positive electronic charge.
Reason (R): A hole is not necessarily a vacancy left behind by an electron in the valence band.
- Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
- Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
- A is true but R is false.
- A is false but R is true.
Answer
(C) A is true but R is false.
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