In forward biasing of the p-n junction 

1. the positive terminal of the battery is connected to n-side and the depletion region becomes thin
2. the positive terminal of the battery is connected to n-side and the depletion region becomes thick
3. the positive terminal of the battery is connected to p-side and the depletion region becomes thin
4. the positive terminal of the battery is connected to p-side and the depletion region becomes thick

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In the following figure, the diodes which are forward biased, are

                                                                    

                                                                  

1.  III and IV only

2.  I and III only

3.  II only

4.  II and IV only

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Pure Si at 500 K has equal number of electron (ne) and hole (nh) concentration of 1.5×1016 m-3. Doping by indium increases nh to 4.5×1022 m-3. The doped semiconductor is of:

1. n-type with electron concentration \(n_{e}=5\times10^{22}~m^{-3}\)
2. p-type with electron concentration \(n_{e}=2.5\times10^{23}~m^{-3}\)
3. n-type with electron concentration \(n_{e}=2.5\times10^{10}~m^{-3}\)
4. p-type with electron concentration \(n_{e}=5\times10^{9}~m^{-3}\)
Subtopic:  Types of Semiconductors |
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A Zener diode, having breakdown voltage equal to 15 V, is used in a voltage regulator circuit, as shown in the figure. The current through the diode is:

                      

1. 10 mA

2. 15 mA

3. 20 mA

4. 5 mA

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Which one of the following statement is false?

(1) Pure Si doped with trivalent impurities gives a p-type semiconductor 

(2) Majority carries in a n-type semiconductor are holes

(3) Minority carries in a p-type semiconductor are electrons

(4) The resistance of intrinsic semiconductor decreases with increase of temperature 

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The device that can act as a complete electronic circuit is

1. Junction diode

2. Integrated circuit

3. Junction transistor

4. Zener diode

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The following figure shows a logic gate circuit with two inputs A and B and the output Y. The voltage waveforms of A, B and Y are as given

                            

The logic gate is 

(1) NOR gate                                                 

(2) OR gate

(3) AND  gate                                                 

(4) NAND gate

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For transistor action:

(a) the base, emitter and collector regions should have similar size and doping concentrations.
(b) the base regions must be very thin and lightly doped.
(c) the emitter-base junction is forward biased and the base-collector junction is reverse biased.
(d) both the emitter-base junction as well as the base-collector junction are forward biased.

Which of the following pairs of statements is correct?
1. (d) and (a)
2. (a) and (b)
3. (b) and (c)                                       
4. (c) and (d)

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A p-n photodiode is fabricated from a semiconductor with a band gap of 2.5 eV. It can detect a signal of wavelength 

(1) 6000 A                                   
(2) 4000 nm
(3) 6000 nm                                 
(4) 4000 A

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The symbolic representation of four logic gates 

                                       

                           (i)                                                                              (ii)

 

                                

                           (iii)                                                                              (iv)

The logic symbols for OR, NOT and NAND gates are respectively

(a)    (iii), (iv), (ii)                                            (b)   (iv), (i), (iii)

(c)    (iv), (ii), (i)                                              (d)   (i), (iii), (iv) 

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