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9.The electrical resistance of the following decreases with rise in temperature
A. Metal B. Gold C. D semiconductors D. All

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C — semiconductors.

Reason: In metals (including gold) resistance rises with temperature because lattice vibrations increase electron scattering. In semiconductors, raising temperature produces many more charge carriers (thermal excitation across the band gap), so conductivity increases and resistance decreases.