The statement "At absolute zero temperature, it behaves like a conductor" is wrong for a semiconductor.

Explanation:

• At absolute zero (0 K), intrinsic semiconductors (like silicon and germanium) do not have free charge carriers (electrons and holes) because all the electrons occupy the valence band, and there is no thermal energy available to promote them to the conduction band.
• Therefore, intrinsic semiconductors behave like insulators at absolute zero, not conductors.

At absolute zero temperature (0 K), intrinsic germanium and silicon behave like insulators due to the following reasons:

1. No Free Charge Carriers: At absolute zero, all the electrons in the material occupy the lowest energy states, and there are no thermally excited electrons available to conduct electricity. This means there are no free charge carriers (electrons or holes).
2. Wide Band Gap: Both germanium and silicon have a band gap (about 0.66 eV for germanium and 1.1 eV for silicon). At absolute zero, the thermal energy is insufficient to excite electrons across this band gap from the valence band to the conduction band.

As a result, intrinsic germanium and silicon cannot conduct electricity at absolute zero, behaving as insulators.

When a conducting wire of Copper and Germanium is cooled from room temperature to 80K:

• Copper (metal): Its resistance will decrease because metals have lower resistance at lower temperatures due to reduced electron scattering.
• Germanium (semiconductor): Its resistance will increase because the number of charge carriers (electrons and holes) decreases at lower temperatures, leading to higher resistance.

Thus, Copper's resistance decreases, while Germanium's resistance increases when cooled to 80K

i = 2/100 = 20 mA 

In Reverse bias mode potential of p-type is less than that of n-type semiconductor

Voltage across 250 ohm resistor= 5 volt

Current through 250 ohm resistor= 5/250 = 20 mA

Current through 1000 ohm resistor = 15/1000 = 15mA

Current through Zener Diode = 20 mA -15 mA = 5 mA

Both N-type and P-type germanium are electrically neutral because, while they have an imbalance of charge carriers (electrons or holes), the overall number of positive and negative charges remains equal.

- **N-type**: Donor atoms add extra electrons (negatively charged carriers), but the atoms themselves become positively charged ions. This ensures charge neutrality.

- **P-type**: Acceptor atoms create holes (positively charged carriers) by accepting electrons, but the atoms become negatively charged ions. This balances the charge.

In both cases, the total positive and negative charges cancel each other out, keeping the material electrically neutral.

Resistance of conductor increases with increasing temperature and resistance of semiconductor decreases with increasing temperature.