If an element has a band gap of 1 eV between a filled valence band and an empty conduction band,it would be classified as a(n)
A) insulator.
B) conductor.
C) resistor.
D) semiconductor.
E) reactor.

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An element with a band gap of 1 eV between a filled valence band and an empty conduction band would be classified as a semiconductor because it has an intermediate level of electrical conductivity between a conductor and an insulator.

If an Element Has a Band Gap of 1 EV