Chapter Test 2 | Materials Science and Engineering

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INSTRUCTIONS: Read the questions carefully and show your complete solution if possible.

I. Identification (1 point each) – Choose the correct answers from the box below.

Transistor Resistor Electrical Behavior Magnetic Behavior

Dielectric Materials Capacitance Dipole Semiconductors
Electron Band Solid Material Electric Field Ohm’s Law

____________ 1. It is the relationship between applied voltage, current, and resistance.

____________ 2. On the basis of its conductivity, it may be classified as a metal, a
semiconductor, or an insulator.
____________ 3. It is just a series of electron states that are closely spaced with respect
to energy.
____________ 4. It may be either elements (Si and Ge) or covalently bonded
compounds.
____________ 5. It is said to exist when there is a net spatial separation of positively and
negatively charged entities on an atomic or molecular level.
____________ 6. It is dependent on applied voltage and quantity of charge stored .
____________ 7. Are electrical insulators that may be polarized when an electric field is
present.
____________ 8. It is dictated by impurities for extrinsic semiconductors.
____________ 9. It is generated when mechanical stresses are applied to a piezoelectric
material.
____________ 10. It may be used for amplification of electrical signals.

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II. Solving (4 points each) – Write your complete solution in a short bond paper or
1 whole yellow pad.

1. A copper wire 100 m long must experience a voltage drop of less than 1.5 V
when a current of 2.5 A passes through it. Compute the minimum diameter
of the wire. [Copper = 6.0 x 107 (Ω·m)-1]

2. An aluminum wire 4 mm in diameter is to offer a resistance of no more than

2.5 Ω. Compute the maximum wire length. [Aluminum = 3.8 x 10 7 (Ω·m)-1]

3. At room temperature the electrical conductivity and the electron mobility for
copper are 6.0 x 107 (Ω·m)-1and 0.0030 m2/V·s, respectively. Compute the
number of free electrons per cubic meter for copper at room temperature.

4. Calculate the number of free electrons per cubic meter for gold, assuming
that there are 1.5 free electrons per gold atom. The electrical conductivity
and density for Au are 4.3 x 107 (Ω·m)-1 and 19.32 g/cm3, respectively.

5. An n-type semiconductor is known to have an electron concentration of 3 x

1018 m-3. If the electron drift velocity is 100 m/s in an electric field of 500 V/m,
calculate the conductivity of this material.

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