PS 4.

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PROBLEMS 4.2-BJT: BJT-AMPLIFYING AND SWITCHING [Answer: A v =56 , V out =2.8 V ]

**Part A: Transistor as an Amplifier.
**Part B: Transistor as a Switching.
Q1. What is amplification?
Q10. For the transistor circuit in Figure 4.2.2,
Q2. Define the voltage gain. a) What is the V CE whenV ¿ =0 V ?
b) What minimum value of I B is required to saturated this transistor if
Q3. Name two factors that determine the voltage gain of an amplifier.
β=200 ? Neglected V CE(sat)
Q4. A transistor has a voltage gain of 50. What is the output voltage when the c) Calculate the maximum value of R B whenV ¿ =5 V ?
input voltage is 100 mV?
[Answer: 5 V]

Q5. To achieve an output of 10 V with an input of 300 mW, what the voltage gain
is required?
[Answer: 33.33]

Q6. Determine the voltage gain and the ac output voltage in Figure 4.2.1 if
r 'e =50 Ω.

Figure 4.2.2
[Answer: a) 10 V, b) 50 A , c ¿ 86 k ]

Q11. Determine the minimum value of I B required to saturate the transistor in

Figure4.2.2 if β=125 and V CE(sat) =0.2 V

Figure 4.2.1 [Answer: 78.4 A]

[Answer: A v =20 ,V out =2 V ]

Q7. Related to figure 4.2.1, what the value of RC if it will take to have a voltage
gain of 50.
[Answer: 2.5k]

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Q8. A transistor connected as in figure 4.2.1 has r e =20 Ω. If RC =1200 Ω, what
is the voltage gain? Calculate the ac output voltage.
[Answer: A v =60 ,V out =6 V ]

Q9. A 50 mV signal is applied to the base of biased transistor with r e '=10 Ω and
RC =560 Ω. Determine the signal voltage at collector.
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