Which of the following statements is correct for an $n$-type semiconductor?
- AThe donor energy level lies closely above the top of the valence band.
- BThe donor energy level lies at the halfway mark of the forbidden energy gap.
- CThe donor energy level does not exist.
- DThe donor energy level lies just below the bottom of the conduction band.
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