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AAKASH SERIES-SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES-Exercise (very Short answer questions)
  1. What is p-n junction diode ? Define depletion layer.

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  2. What are 1) forward bias and 2) reverse - bias?

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  3. What happens to the width of depletionlayer ofa p-n-junction when it i...

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  4. To forward-bias a diode, its p-type is to be connected to the positive...

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  5. To reverse -bias a diode, its p-type is to be connected to the negativ...

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  6. Which type of biasing gives a semi-conductor diode very high resistanc...

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  7. Can the potential barrier across a p - n junction be measured by simpl...

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  8. Which type of break down results due to strong electric fields at the ...

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  9. Is it correct to say that a diode behaves like a closed switch in the ...

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  10. What is the use of a Zener diode?

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  11. In which bias zener diode characteristic is same as that of function d...

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  12. Distinguish half wave and full wave rectifiers

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  13. In half-wave rectification, what is the output frequency if the input ...

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  14. Can a zener diode be used in place junction diode in rectifier circuit...

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  15. What is a transistor ? i)What is a transistor ? ii) In an n-p-n tr...

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  16. Draw the circuit symbols for p-np and n-p-n transistors.

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  17. Define amplifier and amplification factor.

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  18. Can two diodes combined back to back as shown in figure from a transis...

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  19. In common base configuration, current gain (alpha) is defined as the r...

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  20. What will be the relation between alpha and beta ?

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