• When the transistor operates in CE configuration, the base current is 20µA.

The collector
current has changed from 4.5mA to 4.7mA. If the collector-emitter voltage is changed from
8.2V to 11.5V, determine the output resistance, α and β.

• 𝐼 = 20𝜇𝐴

• ∆𝐼 = 4.7 − 4.5 𝑚𝐴 = 0.2𝑚𝐴

• ∆𝑉 = 11.5 − 8.2 = 3.3 𝑉

∆
• Output resistance 𝑟 = = 16.5𝐾𝛺
∆

• 𝛽 = = 225, 𝛽 = = 235

• 𝐼 =𝐼 + 𝐼 = 4.52𝑚𝐴, 𝐼 =𝐼 + 𝐼 = 4.72𝑚𝐴

• 𝛼 = = 0.9955, 𝛼 = = 0.9957

• 𝑂𝑅 𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝛼 =