Rankers Physics
Topic: Semiconductor Physics
Subtopic: Properties of Semiconductors

GaAs (with a band gap = 1.5 eV) as an LED can emit :
Blue light
Green light
Infrared rays
Ultraviolet rays

Solution:

GaAs (Gallium Arsenide) with a band gap of 1.5 eV can emit light in the infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum.

The energy of a photon emitted by an LED is related to its wavelength by the equation:

E=hcλE = \frac{hc}{\lambda}Solving we get  λ= 826 nm which lies in infrared region.

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