Solid State Devices

211. What is another name for a pn crystal

  1. Junction diode
  2. PN junction
  3. Diode
  4. Lattice

Correct answer: (A)
Junction diode

212. What is approximate mass of an electron at rest?

  1. 9.1096 x 10∧-31 kg
  2. 1.6726 x 10∧-27 kg
  3. 1.6762 x 10∧-31 kg
  4. 1.7588 x 10∧11 kg

Correct answer: (A)
9.1096 x 10∧-31 kg

213. What is approximately the sum of the number of protons and neutrons of an atom?

  1. Atomic mass
  2. Atomic number
  3. Atom subscript
  4. Valence shell

Correct answer: (A)
Atomic mass

214. What is associated with random motion due to thermal agitation in the movement of holes and electrons in a silicon crystal?

  1. Drift
  2. Diffusion
  3. Doping
  4. Recombination

Correct answer: (B)
Diffusion

215. What is considered as the key electrical conductivity?

  1. The number of electrons in the valence orbit
  2. The number of protons in the nucleus
  3. The number of neutrons in the nucleus
  4. The number of protons plus the number of electrons in the atom

Correct answer: (A)
The number of electrons in the valence orbit

216. What is the approximate mass of a neutron at rest?

  1. 1.6726 x 10∧-27 kg
  2. 9.1096 x 10∧-31 kg
  3. 1.6022 x 10∧-19 kg
  4. No mass

Correct answer: (A)
1.6726 x 10∧-27 kg

217. What is the approximate voltage drop of LED?

  1. 0.3 V
  2. 0.7 V
  3. 1.5 V
  4. 3.8 V

Correct answer: (C)
1.5 V

218. What is the barrier potential of germanium at 25°C

  1. 0.7 V
  2. 0.3 V
  3. 0.5 V
  4. 0.4 V

Correct answer: (B)
0.3 V

219. What is the charge of the hole?

  1. Equal to that of a proton
  2. Equal to that of an electron
  3. Equal to that of a neutron
  4. Equal to zero

Correct answer: (A)
Equal to that of a proton

220. What is the dc resistance of the JFET in the ohmic region if the drain to source current at gate shorted is equal to 20 mA and the pinch off voltage is 5 \ volts?

  1. 300 Ω
  2. 250 Ω
  3. 1 kΩ
  4. 100 Ω

Correct answer: (B)
250 Ω

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