Electronics Sheet 3

Exercises

Choose the correct answer:

1. - If the output of a transistor amplifier is 5 V rms and the input is 100 mV rms, the
voltage gain is
(a) 5 (b) 500 (c) 50 (d) 100
2. When operated in cutoff and saturation, the transistor acts like a
(a) linear amplifier (b) switch (c) variable capacitor (d) variable resistor
3. In cutoff, 𝑉𝐶𝐸 is
(a) 0 V (b) minimum (c) maximum (d) equal to 𝑉𝐶𝐶 (e) answers (a) and (b)
(f) answers (c) and (d)
4. In saturation, 𝑉𝐶𝐸 is
(a) 0.7 V (b) equal to 𝑉𝐶𝐶 (c) minimum (d) maximum
5. To saturate a BJT,
𝐼
(a) 𝐼𝐵 = 𝐼𝐶(sat) (b) 𝐼𝐵 > 𝐶(sat) ⁄𝛽 (c) 𝑉𝐶𝐶 must be at least 10 V
𝐷𝐶
(d) the emitter must be grounded
6. Once in saturation, a further increase in base current will
(a) cause the collector current to increase (b) not affect the collector current
(c) cause the collector current to decrease (d) turn the transistor off
7. If the base-emitter junction is open, the collector voltage is
(a) 𝑉𝐶𝐶 (b) 0 V (c) floating (d) 0.2 V
Problems:

8. A transistor amplifier has a voltage gain of 50. What is the output voltage when the
input voltage is 100 mV?

Answer:

9. To achieve m output of 10 V with an input of 300 mV, what voltage gain is required?

Answer:

10. A 50 mV signal is applied to the base of a properly biased transistor with 𝑟𝑒′ = 10 and
𝑅𝐶 = 560 Ω. Determine the signal voltage at the collector.

Answer:
11. Determine 𝐼𝐶(sat) for the transistor in Figure 1-10. What is the value of 𝐼𝐵 necessary
to produce saturation? What minimum value of 𝑉IN is necessary for saturation?
Assume 𝑉𝐶𝐸(Sat) = 0 v.

Figure 1-10
Answer:

12. The transistor in Figure 2-11 has a 𝛽𝐷𝐶 of 50. Determine the value of 𝑅𝐵 required to
ensure saturation when 𝑉IN is 5 V. What must 𝑉IN be to cut off the transistor? Assume
𝑉𝐶𝐸(Sat) = 0 v.

Figure 2-11

Answer:

13. Derive a formula for 𝛼𝐷𝐶 in terms of 𝛽𝐷𝐶

Answer:

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14. A certain 2N3904 dc bias circuit with the following values is in saturation 𝐼𝐵 = 500
μA, 𝑉𝐶𝐶 = 10 V, and 𝑅𝐶 = 180 Ω, ℎ𝐹𝐸 = 150. If you increase 𝑉𝐶𝐶 to 15 V, does the
transistor come out of saturation? If so, what is the collector-to-emitter voltage and
the collector current?

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15. Design a dc bias circuit for a 2N3904 operating from a collector supply voltage of 9
V and a
base-bias voltage of 3 V that will supply 150 mA to a resistive load that acts as the
collector resistor. The circuit must not be in saturation. Assume the minimum
specified 𝛽𝐷𝐶 from the data sheet.

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ENG.RASHA HUSSEIN AHMED