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    Multiple Choice Questions For Chapter 13: All Questions Have Only One Correct Answer

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    Multiple Choice Questions For Chapter 13: All Questions Have Only One Correct Answer

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    Bird’s Electrical Circuit Theory and Technology 7th edition

    ISBN 978-0-367-67222-5
    www.routledge.com/cw/bird
    © Taylor & Francis, 2021
    All rights reserved

    MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS FOR CHAPTER 13


    All questions have only one correct answer

    1. Which statement is true? In pure silicon...


    [a] the holes are the majority carriers
    [b] the electrons are the majority carriers
    [c] the holes and electrons exist in equal numbers
    [d] conduction is due to there being more electrons than holes

    2. Which statement is true? Intrinsic semiconductor materials have…


    [a] covalent bonds forming a tetrahedral structure
    [b] pentavalent atoms added
    [c] conduction by means of doping
    [d] a resistance which increases with increase of temperature

    3. Which statement is true? Pentavalent impurities…


    [a] have three valency electrons
    [b] introduce holes when added to a semi-conductor material
    [c] are introduced by adding aluminium atoms to a semiconductor material
    [d] increase the conduction of a semiconductor material

    4. Which statement is true? Free electrons in a p-type material…


    [a] are majority carriers
    [b] take no part in conduction
    [c] are minority carriers
    [d] exist in the same numbers as holes

    5. Which statement is true? When an unbiased p-n junction is formed…


    [a] the p-side is positive with respect to the n-side
    [b] a contact potential exists
    [c] electrons diffuse from the p-type material to the n-type material
    [d] conduction is by means of majority carriers

    6. Which statement is false?


    [a] The resistance of an insulator remains approximately constant with increase of temperature
    [b] The resistivity of a good conductor is about 10⁷ to 10⁸ ohm metres
    [c] The resistivity of a conductor increases with increase of temperature
    [d] The resistance of a semiconductor decreases with increase of temperature

    7. Which statement is false? Trivalent impurities…


    [a] have three valency electrons
    [b] introduce holes when added to a semi-conductor material
    [c] can be introduced to a semiconductor material by adding antimony atoms to it
    [d] increase the conductivity of a semiconductor material when added to it
    8. Which statement is false? Free electrons in an n-type material…
    [a] are majority carriers
    [b] diffuse into the p-type material when a p-n junction is formed
    [c] as a result of the diffusion process leave the n-type material positively charged
    [d] exist in the same numbers as the holes in the n-type material

    9. Which statement is false? When a germanium p-n junction diode is forward biased…
    [a] current starts to flow in an appreciable amount when the applied voltage is about 600 mV
    [b] The thickness of width of the depletion layer is reduced
    [c] the curve representing the current flow is exponential
    [d] the positive terminal of the battery is connected to the p-type material

    10. Which statement is false? When a silicon p-n junction diode is reverse biased…
    [a] a constant current flows over a large range of voltages
    [b] current flow is due to the electrons in the n-type material
    [c] current type is due to minority carriers
    [d] the magnitude of the reverse current flow is usually less than 1 µ A

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