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At absolute zero, Si acts as

(a) non-metal

(b) metal

(c) insulator

(d) None of these

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Correct Option (c) insulator

Explanation:

At absolute zero, the energy band is large (> 3 eV) and hence Si acts as insulator or in other words, we can say that there is no free charge carriers.

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