Electronic Devices and Circuits Theory-Semiconductor - Practice Questions

Question 1

Effectively, how many valence electrons are there in each atom within a silicon crystal?

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Question 2

The most common type of diode failure is a(n) ________.

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Question 3

An n-type semiconductor material

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Question 4

The movement of free electrons in a conductor is called

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Question 5

An atom is made up of

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Question 6

A silicon diode measures a low value of resistance with the meter leads in both positions. The trouble, if any, is

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Question 7

Reverse breakdown is a condition in which a diode

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Question 8

What types of impurity atoms are added to increase the number of conduction-band electrons in intrinsic silicon?

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Question 9

What factor(s) do(es) the barrier potential of a pn junction depend on?

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Question 10

As the forward current through a silicon diode increases, the internal resistance

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