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Chemistry, 18.03.2021 01:40 23rwilliamson

Indium as an element is a metal. It has a valency of III. Sb as an element is a metal and has a valency of V. InSb is a semiconductor, with each atom bonding to four neighbors, just like in silicon. Explain how this is possible and why InSb is a semiconductor and not a metal alloy. (Consider the electronic structure and sp3 hybridization for each atom.)

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