Semiconductor Physics – Exercise – 1

6. What is a type of doping material?

(a) extrinsic semiconductor material
(b) pentavalent material
(c) n-type semiconductor
(d) majority carriers

Answer
Answer : (b)
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7. What can a semiconductor sense?

(a) magnetism
(b) temperature
(c) pressure
(d) all of the above

Answer
Answer : (d)
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8. When is a P-N junction formed?

(a) in a depletion region
(b) in a large reverse biased region
(c) the point at which two opposite doped materials come together
(d) whenever there is a forward voltage drop

Answer
Answer : (c)
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9. When an electron jumps from the valence shell to the conduction band, it leaves a gap. What is this gap called?

(a) energy gap
(b) hole
(c) electron-hole pair
(d) recombination

Answer
Answer : (b)
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10. What is the voltage across R1 if the P-N junction is made of silicon?

(a) 12 V
(b) 11.7 V
(c) 11.3 V
(d) 0 V

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Answer : (c)
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