Special Diodes – Exercise – 2

61. The leakage current in a crystal diode is due to ……..

(a) minority carriers
(b) majority carriers
(c) junction capacitance
(d) none of the above

Answer
Answer : (a)
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62. If the temperature of a crystal diode increases, then leakage current ……..

(a) remains the same
(b) decreases
(c) increases
(d) becomes zero

Answer
Answer : (c)
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63. The PIV rating of a crystal diode is …….. that of equivalent vacuum diode.

(a) the same as
(b) lower than
(c) more than
(d) none of the above

Answer
Answer : (b)
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64. If the doping level of a crystal diode is increased, the breakdown voltage ………

(a) remains the same
(b) is increased
(c) is decreased
(d) none of the above

Answer
Answer : (c)
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65. The knee voltage of a crystal diode is approximately equal to ……..

(a) applied voltage
(b) breakdown voltage
(c) forward voltage
(d) barrier potential

Answer
Answer : (d)
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