Silicon and copper are cooled from $300 \mathrm{~K}$ to $100 \mathrm{~K}$, the specific resistance…

Silicon and copper are cooled from $300 \mathrm{~K}$ to $100 \mathrm{~K}$, the specific resistance (resistivity)
  1. increase in both copper and silicon
  2. decrease in both copper and silicon
  3. decrease in copper and increase in silicon
  4. increase in copper but decrease in silicon

Solution

Resistivity of conductors increase with temperature and that of semiconductor decreases with temperature. When temperature is decreased, the resistivity of copper will decrease while that of silicon will increase.

Asked in: MHT CET 2021 (20 Sep Shift 2)

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