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band gap on insulator i understand the band gap difference between conductor, insulator, and semiconductor, but there is this question lingering in my head, why does insulator have big band gap? what does make it big? the electrons? could you also give me some example of why metal is conductor using molecular orbital and why insulator are insulator using molecular orbital

band gap on insulator i understand the band gap difference between conductor, insulator, and semiconductor, but there is this question lingering in my head, why does insulator have big band gap? what does make it big? the electrons? could you also give me some example of why metal is conductor using molecular orbital and why insulator are insulator using molecular orbital

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band gap on insulator i understand the band gap difference between conductor, insulator, and semiconductor, but there is this question lingering in my head, why does insulator have big band gap? what does make it big? the electrons? could you also give me some example of why metal is conductor using molecular orbital and why insulator are insulator using molecular orbital
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