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In p-type semiconductor conduction in du...

In p-type semiconductor conduction in due to

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greater number of holes and less number of electrons

B

only electrons

C

only holes

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greater number of electrons and less number of holes

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  3. In p-type semiconductor conduction in due to

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  4. In an intrinsic semiconductor, the fermi energy level is

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  7. What are the majority carriers in a p-type semiconductor?

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  8. The objective of adding impurities in the extrinsic semiconductor is

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  9. In intrinsic semiconductor conductivity is due to.

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  10. In intrinsic semiconductor conductivity is due to.

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  11. When the conductivity of a semiconductor is only due to breaking of co...

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  12. The potential barrier at PN junction is due to

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  13. A PN junction diode cannot be used

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  14. p-n junction diode acts as

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  15. On increasing reverse voltage in a p-n junction diode the value of rev...

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  17. p-n junction in reverse bias behaves like

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  18. The main cause of avalence breakdown is

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  19. When p-n junction is forward biased, the current across the junction i...

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  20. The current through any p-n junction is due to (a) drift of charge c...

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