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Semiconductor is not a single substance and so cannot be identified as either.

Many semiconductors are made with metalloids, which have properties of both metals and nonmetals

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Metal: Metal refers to a substance with high conductivity. In metals al the charge carriers are aligned in particular direction so that the flow of charge carriers contribute the current. In metals there is no energy gap between valence band and conduction band.

Semi Conductor: Semi conductor refers to substance in which charge carriers are aligned in random sense providing sufficient field we can make charge carriers to align in one direction . There is a small energy gap between conduction band and valence band.

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