For a certain semiconductor, the Fermi energy is in the middle of its band gap. If the temperature of the semiconductor is 285 K, find the probability that a state at the bottom of the conduction band is occupied if the band gap is 1.5 eV.

For a certain semiconductor, the Fermi energy is in the middle of its band gap. If the temperature of the semiconductor is 285 K, find the probability that a state at the bottom of the conduction band is occupied if the band gap is 1.5 eV.

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