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In an extrinsic semiconductor no of carrier is 5x10`15  per cc. Maximum number of carrier that will take participate into conduction is1 pointnear 10`5none of thesenear 2.25x 10`20/ccnear 5x10`15/cc

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In an extrinsic semiconductor no of carrier is 5x1015  per cc. Maximum number of carrier that will take participate into conduction is1 pointnear 105none of thesenear 2.25x 1020/ccnear 5x1015/cc

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The maximum number of carriers that will participate in conduction in an extrinsic semiconductor is equal to the total number of carriers present. Therefore, the answer is near 5x10^15/cc.

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