Question

Which best describes a semiconductor?

Semiconductors are more conductive than a nonmetal and less conductive than a metal.
Semiconductors are more conductive than a nonmetal and less conductive than a metalloid.
Semiconductors have a high electrical conductivity.
Semiconductors have a no electrical conductivity.

Answer 1

"Semiconductors are more conductive than a nonmetal and less conductive than a metal."

Briefly: semiconductors (e.g., Si, Ge) have intermediate electrical conductivity that can be tuned by temperature and doping, lying between insulators (nonmetals) and metals.