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Grade 9Physical Chemistry

what is meant by forbidden zone with reference to being around the ncleus?

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10 Years agoGrade 9
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10 Years ago
According to band theory,
Forbidden zone is the energy gap between valence band and conduction band in solids.
These gap is large in insulators  and small in semi – conductors.
There is no forbidden zone in metals becoz in metals valence band and conducation band collapses.