In the circuit shown in the figure, \(V_A>V_B.\) Which of the diodes conduct?
            
1. only \(D_3\)
2. \(D_1\) and \(D_3\)
3. all of the diodes
4. none of the diodes

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Which circuit element would make the best series filter to prevent high–frequency signals from passing through a bass speaker?
1. a capacitor
2. an inductor
3. a resistor
4. a transformer
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Specify which of the following type of material might satisfy these descriptions:
A half-filled valence band, an empty conduction band, and an energy gap of \(1\) eV.
1. conductor
2. insulator
3. semiconductor
4. none of the above
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To make ordinary silicon into a p-type semiconductor, you might add to it:
1. Indium
2. Antimony
3. Germanium
4. Carbon
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In a forward-biased \(\mathrm{p\text{-n}}\) junction diode, the potential barrier in the depletion region is of the form of:
 
1.   2.
3. 4.
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The electrical circuit used to get smooth dc output from a rectifier circuit is called:
1. logic gate
2. amplifier
3. filter
4. oscillator
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A full wave rectifier circuit along with the input and output voltages is shown in the figure. The contribution to the output voltage from diode-2 is:
        
1. A, C
2. B, D
3. B, C
4. A, D
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What causes the depletion layer across the p-n junction?
 
1. drift of holes
2. drift of electrons
3. diffusion of holes and electrons
4. diffusion of neither holes nor electrons
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The charge on a \(\mathrm{p}\)-type semiconductor is:
1. neutral 
2. negative
3. positive
4. may be positive or negative
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The energy band gap of semiconducting material to produce violet (wavelength \(=4000~\mathring{\text{A}}\)) LED is (nearly):
1. \(3~\text{eV}\)
2. \(5~\text{eV}\)
3. \(1~\text{eV}\)
4. \(7~\text{eV}\)
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