CRASH COURSE FOR JEE-2022

Semiconductors
DPP-01 Discussion

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BY : TANUJ BANSAL
1.
When P-N junction diode is forward biased, then

𝑎 the depletion region is reduced and barrier height is increased.

𝑏 the depletion region is widened and barrier height is reduced.

𝑐 both the depletion region and barrier height are reduced.

𝑑 both the depletion region and barrier height are increased.

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2.
When npn transistor, emitter base junction and collector base junction are:

𝑎 both forward biased

𝑏 both reverse biased

𝑐 forward and reverse biased respectively

𝑑 reverse and forward biased respectively

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3.
A piece of copper and another of germanium are cooled from room temperature to
77 K, the resistance of :

𝑎 each of them increases

𝑏 each of them decreases

𝑐 copper decreases and germanium increases

𝑑 copper increases and germanium decreases

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4.
The electrical conductivity of a semiconductor increases when electromagnetic
radiation of wavelength shorter than 2480 nm, is incident on it. The band gap in
(eV) for the semiconductor is:

𝑎 1.1 eV 𝑏 2.5 eV

𝑐 0.5 eV 𝑑 0.7 eV

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5.
In a full wave rectifier circuit operating from 50 Hz mains frequency, the
fundamental frequency in the ripple would be :

𝑎 50 Hz 𝑏 25 Hz

𝑐 100 Hz 𝑑 70.7 Hz

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6.
If the ratio of the concentration of electrons to that of holes in a semiconductor is
7/5 and the ratio of currents is 7/4, then what is the ratio of their drift velocities ?

𝑎 5/8 𝑏 4/5

𝑐 5/4 𝑑 4
4/7
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7.
In the following, which one of the diodes is reverse biased?

𝑎 𝑏

𝑐 𝑑

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8.
A common emitter amplifier has a voltage gain of 50 and current gain is 25. The
power gain of the amplifier is :

𝑎 500 𝑏 1000

𝑐 1250 𝑑 100

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9.
A p-n photodiode is made of a material with a band gap of 2.0 eV. The minimum
frequency of the radiation that can be absorbed by the material is nearly

𝑎 10 × 1014 Hz 𝑏 5 × 1014 Hz

𝑐 1 × 1014 Hz 𝑑 20 × 1014 Hz

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10.
A zener diode, having breakdown voltage equal to 15V, is used in a voltage regulator
circuit shown in figure. The current through the diode is:

𝑎 10 mA 𝑏 15 mA

𝑐 20 mA 𝑑 5 mA

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11.
The circuit has two oppositely connected ideal diodes in parallel. What is the
current flowing in the circuit?

𝑎 2.31 A 𝑏 1.33 A

𝑐 1.71 A 𝑑 2.00 A

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12.
If in p-n junction diode, a square input signal of 10 V is applied as shown. Then the
output signal across R will be

𝑎 𝑏

𝑐 𝑑

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