CHAPTER 14: SEMICONDUCTORS

1. How does the energy gap in a semiconductor vary, when doped with a pentavalent impurity?
2. Draw energy band diagram of n type and p type semiconductor.
3. Draw energy band diagram of metal, Insulator and Semiconductor.
4. Which type of biasing gives a semiconductor diode very high resistance? (1 mark)
OR
What happens to the width of the depletion layer of a p-n junction when it is (i) forward biased
(ii) reverse biased.
5. How does the collector current change in a junction transistor, if the base region has larger
width? (1 mark)
6. Is the Diode D forward or reverse biased in the given diagram?
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7. What is the magnitude of potential barrier for (a) Ge Junction (b) Si Junction
8.Write the truth table for the following combination of gates :

9. Name the device which shows the variation of current (I) with voltage (V) as shown:

Also mention any one application of the device.

10. Explain with the help of a circuit diagram, how the thickness of depletion layer in p-n
junction diode changes when it is forward biased.
11. Draw a logic circuit diagram showing how a NAND gate can be converted into a NOT gate.
12. Draw the logic symbol and truth table of NOR gate. How can a combination of such gate be
used to make AND gate?
13. Define the terms potential barrier and depletion region for a p n junction. Explain, with
the help of a circuit diagram, the use of a p n diode as a full wave rectifier. Draw the input and
output wave forms.

14. With the help of circuit diagram explain the working principle of a full wave rectifier. Show
the input output waveforms.
15. What is an intrinsic semi conductor? Why does its conductivity increase with rise of
temperature?
17. For a transistor connected in common emitter mode, the voltage drop across the collector is
18 V and base is 50V respectively. Find the base current if Rc is 1.5 k
18. What is an zener diode? As compared to a normal diode are the following higher or lower in
the zener diode?
(a) Doping
(b) Depletion width
(c) Potential barrier.
19. Draw a circuit diagram for a two inputs for an AND gate and explain its working with the
help of Input and output wave form.
20. What is an N-P-N transistor? How does it differ from P-N-P transistor? Give their symbols.
Explain its action.
21. What is a light emitting diode(LED)? Mention two important advantages of LEds over
conventional lamps.
22. Explain through a labeled circuit diagram, the working of a transistor as an oscillator.
OR
Describe briefly with the helf of a circuit diagram how an n-p-n transistor is used to produce
self sustained oscillations.
23. Explain the terms: Saturation state and cut-off state of a transistor. Draw the circuit
diagram, showing the use of transistor as a switch.
24. The input resistance of a common emitter amplifier is 2k and a c. current gain is 20. If the
load resister used is 5 k , calculate (i) the voltage gain of the amplifier. (ii) The Trans
conductance of the transistor used.
25. Explain, with the help of a circuit diagram, why the output voltage is out of phase with the
input voltage in a common emitter transistor amplifier. Also explain why the active region is
preferred for the amplifier.
OR
Explain with the help of a circuit diagram the working principle of a transistor as an amplifier in
the common emitter configuration .Derive the expression for the voltage gain of the amplifier.(5
marks)
OR
.Define the term voltage gain and write an expression for it. Explain how the input and output
voltages are out of phase by 1800 for a common-emitter transistor amplifiers.
OR
Draw a circuit diagram of a common-emitter amplifier using a n-p-n transistor. Prove that in this
amplifier, the output voltage is 1800 out of phase with the input voltage.

26. How is a Zener diode fabricated to make it a special purpose diode. Draw I-V characteristics
and explain the significance of the the breakdown voltage.
(b) Explain with the help of a circuit diagram, the working of a half wave rectifier.
27. You are given a circuit below. Write the truth table. Hence identify the logic operation carried
out by this circuit. Draw the logic symbol of the gate it corresponds to.