What is band gap?

In solid state physics and related applied fields, the band gap is the energy difference between the top of the valence band and the bottom of the conduction band in insulators and semiconductors.

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How do we calculate the band gap of any material (if I have it in powder form)? And what conclusions can we draw from it?

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