ABC26PH0527 · Solid State Chemistry

Subject: Physical Chemistry · Chapter: Solid State Chemistry · Topic: Solid State – General · Exam: GATE 2005-2021 · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Medium

Band theory predicts that magnesium is an insulator. However, in practice it acts as a conductor due to

(a)presence of filled 3s orbital

(b)overlap of filled $2 p$ and filled $3 s$ orbital

(c)overlap of filled 3s and empty 3p orbital

(d)presence of unfilled 3p orbital

Answer

Answer (as printed): C

Explanation

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