Physics

Semiconductors and Diodes

461 Questions

Semiconductors and diodes form the foundation of modern electronics, covering topics like intrinsic carrier concentration and Zener breakdown. Questions often explore the characteristics of bipolar junction transistors (BJT) and the properties of doped silicon materials. This topic is crucial for physics and electronics engineering competitive exams.

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Semiconductors and Diodes Questions

Multiple choice
  1. These provide large resistances.

  2. These increase input resistance.

  3. These decrease input resistance.

  4. Both (1) and (2)

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

FETs (Field Effect Transistors) in linear ICs serve two key purposes: they provide very large resistances in small chip area and significantly increase input impedance due to their high gate resistance. This makes them ideal for input stages and for creating large-value resistors that would be impractical with standard resistive components.

Multiple choice
  1. Q1 : reverse active; Q2 : normal active; Q3 : saturation; Q4 : cut-off

  2. Q1 : reverse active; Q2 : saturation; Q3 : saturation; Q4 : cut-off

  3. Q1 : normal active; Q2 : cut-off; Q3 : cut-off; Q4 : saturation

  4. Q1 : saturation; Q2 : saturation;Q3 : saturation; Q4 : normal active

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Multiple choice
  1. increases by 60mV

  2. decreases by 60mV

  3. increases by 25mV

  4. decreases by 25mV

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

For every $1^\circ C$ increase in temperature, forward bias voltage across diode decreases by $2.5 mV$. Thus for $10^\circ C$ increase, there us $25mV$ decreases.