Drsoccerball
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re: HSC Physics Marathon Archive
Conductors valence band and conduction band are so closs that its energy gap is "practically" non existantYo people I've been teaching myself From Ideas to Implementation (I am up to section 4 atm)
I just need some clarification in regards to section three and the band theory
Some textbooks say that the conduction band and valence band OVERLAP whilst others say that they are COMBINED, or say that the FORBIDDEN ENERGY GAP IS NON-EXISTENT in a conductor
(I feel as if it is the former and then I could mention it in regards to the latter - In conductors the conduction band and valence band overlap, meaning that the forbidden energy gap in non-existent, etc. The "combined" just doesn't sound right)
These seem like three completely different ways to refer to it but I was wondering if they could be used synonymously in this context?
If not, which is preferred?