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Write briefly, how a Zener diode acts as voltage regulator.

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MODERN PUBLICATION-SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES-EXERCISE
  1. Wha tis a zener diode? How is it symbollically represented? With the h...

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  2. What is Zener diode?

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  3. Write briefly, how a Zener diode acts as voltage regulator.

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  4. What is the most common application of a zener diode?

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  5. In figure shows the V-I characterstics of semiconductor diode. Iden...

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  6. In figure shows the V-I characteristics of semiconductor diode. Draw t...

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  7. In figure shows the V-I characterstics of semiconductor diode. Brie...

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  8. Draw the current versus voltage characteristics curve of a Zener diode...

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  9. Write in brief about Photo-diodes.

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  10. What is Zener diode?

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  11. Draw a circuit diagram to show how a photodiode is biased.

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  12. Distinguish between the light emitting diode and photo diode.

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  13. What the help of a diagram, show that biasing of a light emitting diod...

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  14. Explain, with the help of a schematic diagram, the principle and worki...

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  15. Mention two types of junction transistor. How are they represented.

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  16. Write the function of base region of a transistor. Why is the region m...

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  17. What is transistor ? Give the symbols of n-p-n and p-n-p transistor.

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  18. What is transistor? Give symbols of p-n-p and n-p-n transistor.

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  19. With the help of circuit diagram, explain the working of transistor as...

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  20. With the help of a circuit diagram, explain the action of a N-P-N junc...

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