ELECTRON MODEL
\ɪlˈɛktɹɒn mˈɒdə͡l], \ɪlˈɛktɹɒn mˈɒdəl], \ɪ_l_ˈɛ_k_t_ɹ_ɒ_n m_ˈɒ_d_əl]\
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A model of semiconductor behaviour in whichdonors contribute the charge of an electron, andacceptors contribute a space for same, in effectcontributing a fictional positive charge of similiarmagnitude. Physicists use the electron model. Somelanguage theorists consider language and the electron to bemodels in themselves.Contrast hole model.
By Denis Howe
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