electrical engineering MCQs – Page 265

Practise multiple-choice questions from electrical engineering for competitive examinations and subject revision. Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.

electrical engineering Mcqs
5281. In an intrinsic semiconductor, the number of free electrons_____________?
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A. None of the above

B. Is greater than the number of holes

C. Is less than the number of holes

D. Equals the number of holes
5282. When the temperature of an extrinsic semiconductor is increased, the pronounced effect is on_________________?
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A. Junction capacitance

B. Minority carriers

C. Majority carriers

D. None of the above

5283. At absolute temperature, an intrinsic semiconductor has________________?
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A. Many free electrons

B. A few free electrons

C. No holes or free electrons

D. Many holes

5285. With forward bias to a pn junction , the width of depletion layer__________________?
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A. Increases

B. Decreases

C. Remains the same

D. None of the above

5287. In a semiconductor, current conduction is due to________________?
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A. None of the above

B. Holes and free electrons

C. Only holes

D. Only free electrons

5288. A semiconductor is formed by ______________bonds?
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A. None of the above

B. Co-ordinate

C. Electrovalent

D. Covalent
5289. The impurity level in an extrinsic semiconductor is about_______________of pure semiconductor ?
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A. 1 atom for 100 atoms

B. 1 atom for 108 atoms

C. 1 atom for 104 atoms

D. 10 atoms for 108 atoms

5290. Addition of trivalent impurity to a semiconductor creates many_______________?
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A. Free electrons

B. Bound electrons

C. Valence electrons

D. Holes
5291. The battery connections required to forward bias a pn junction are_________________?
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A. None of the above

B. +ve terminal to p and ve terminal to n

C. #NAME?

D. #NAME?

5292. At room temperature, an intrinsic semiconductor has_______________?
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A. A few free electrons and holes

B. No holes or free electrons

C. Many free electrons only

D. Many holes only

5295. A hole in a semiconductor is defined as_________________?
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A. strong>. A free proton

B. The incomplete part of an electron pair bond

C. A free electron

D. A free neutron

5296. When a pure semiconductor is heated, its resistance_________________?
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A. Remains the same

B. Goes up

C. Cant say

D. Goes down
5297. The strength of a semiconductor crystal comes from______________?
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A. Forces between protons

B. Electron-pair bonds

C. None of the above

D. Forces between nuclei

5299. When a pentavalent impurity is added to a pure semiconductor, it becomes________________?
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A. An intrinsic semiconductor

B. An insulator

C. n-type semiconductor

D. p-type semiconductor