Electrical Semiconductor Theory Questions

Electrical Semiconductor Theory Questions

1. A semiconductor is formed by ……… bonds.

A. Covalent
B. Electrovalent
C. Co-ordinate
D. None of the above

ANS:- A

2. A semiconductor has ………… temperature coefficient of resistance.
A. Positive
B. Zero
C. Negative
D. None of the above

ANS:- C

3. The most commonly used semiconductor is ………..

A. Germanium
B. Silicon
C. Carbon
D. Sulphur

ANS:- B

4. A semiconductor has generally ……………… valence electrons.

A. 2
B. 3
C.6
D.4

ANS:- D

Electrical Semiconductor Theory Questions

5. The resistivity of pure germanium under standard conditions is  about ……….

A. 6 x 104 ohm cm
B. 60 ohm cm
C.3 x 106 ohm cm
d. 6 x 10-4 ohm cm

ANS:- B

6. The resistivity of a pure silicon is about ……………

A. 100 ohm cm
B. 6000 ohm cm
C. 3 x 105 ohm m
D. 6 x 10-8 O ohm cm

ANS:- B

7. When a pure semiconductor is heated, its resistance …………..

A. Goes up
B. Goes down
C. Remains the same
D. Can’t say

ANS:- B

8. The strength of a semiconductor crystal comes from ……..

A. Forces between nuclei
B. Forces between protons
C. Electron-pair bonds
D. None of the above

ANS:- C

Electrical Semiconductor Theory Questions

9. When a pentavalent impurity is added to a pure semiconductor, it becomes ………

A. An insulator
B .An intrinsic semiconductor
C. p-type semiconductor
D. n-type semiconductor

ANS:- D

10. Addition of pentavalent impurity to a semiconductor creates many ……..

A. Free electrons
B. Holes
C. Valence electrons
D. Bound electrons

ANS:- A

11. A pentavalent impurity has ………. Valence electrons

A. 3
B. 5
C. 4
D. 6

ANS:- B

12. An n-type semiconductor is ………

A. Positively charged
B. Negatively charged
C. Electrically neutral
D. None of the above

ANS:- C

Electrical Semiconductor Theory Questions

13. A trivalent impurity has ….. valence electrons

A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 3

ANS:- D

14. Addition of trivalent impurity to a semiconductor creates many ……..

A. Holes
B. Free electrons
C. Valence electrons
D. Bound electrons

ANS:- A

15. A hole in a semiconductor is defined as …………….

A. A free electron
B. The incomplete part of an electron pair bond
C. A free proton
D. A free neutron

ANS:- B

16. The impurity level in an extrinsic semiconductor is about ….. of pure semiconductor.

A. 10 atoms for 108 atoms
B. 1 atom for 108 atoms
C. 1 atom for 104 atoms
D. 1 atom for 100 atoms

ANS:- B

Electrical Semiconductor Theory Questions

17. As the doping to a pure semiconductor increases, the bulk resistance of the semiconductor ………..

A. Remains the same
B. Increases
C. Decreases
D. None of the above

ANS:- C

18. A hole and electron in close proximity would tend to ……….

A. Repel each other
B. Attract each other
C. Have no effect on each other
D. None of the above

ANS:- B

19. In a semiconductor, current conduction is due to ……..

A. Only holes
B. Only free electrons
C. Holes and free electrons
D. None of the above

ANS:- C

20. The random motion of holes and free electrons due to thermal agitation is called ……….

A. Diffusion
B. Pressure
C. Ionization
D. None of the above

ANS:- A

Electrical Semiconductor Theory Questions

21. A forward biased pn junction diode has a resistance of the order of

A. O
B. Ko
C. MO
D. None of the above

ANS:- A

22. The battery connections required to forward bias a pn junction are ……

A. +ve terminal to p and –ve terminal to n
B. -ve terminal to p and +ve terminal to n
C. -ve terminal to p and –ve terminal to n
D. None of the above

ANS:- A

23. The barrier voltage at a pn junction for germanium is about ………

A. 5 V
B. 3 V
C. Zero
D. 3 V

ANS:- D

24. In the depletion region of a pn junction, there is a shortage of ……..

A. Acceptor ions
B. Holes and electrons
C. Donor ions
D. None of the above

ANS:- B

25. A reverse bias pn junction has …………

A. Very narrow depletion layer
B. Almost no current
C. Very low resistance
D. Large current flow

ANS:- B

Electrical Semiconductor Theory Questions

26. A pn junction acts as a ……….

A. Controlled switch
B. Bidirectional switch
C. Unidirectional switch
D. None of the above

ANS:- C

27. A reverse biased pn junction has resistance of the order of

A. O
B. kO
C. MO
D. None of the above

ANS:- C

28. The leakage current across a pn junction is due to …………..

A. Minority carriers
B. Majority carriers
C. Junction capacitance
D. None of the above

ANS:- A

29. When the temperature of an extrinsic semiconductor is increased, the pronounced effect is on……

A. Junction capacitance
B. Minority carriers
C. Majority carriers
D. None of the above

ANS:- B

30. With forward bias to a pn junction , the width of depletion layer ………

A. Decreases
B. Increases
C. Remains the same
D. None of the above

ANS:- A

31. The leakage current in a pn junction is of the order of

A. Aa
B. mA
C. kA
D. µA

ANS:- D

32. In an intrinsic semiconductor, the number of free electrons ………

A. Equals the number of holes
B. Is greater than the number of holes
C. Is less than the number of holes
D. None of the above

ANS:- A

Electrical Semiconductor Theory Questions

33. At room temperature, an intrinsic semiconductor has ……….

A. Many holes only
B. A few free electrons and holes
C. Many free electrons only
D. No holes or free electrons

ANS:- B

34. At absolute temperature, an intrinsic semiconductor has ……….

A. A few free electrons
B. Many holes
C. Many free electrons
D. No holes or free electrons

ANS:- D

35. At room temperature, an intrinsic silicon crystal acts approximately as ……

A. A battery
B. A conductor
C. An insulator
D. A piece of copper wire

ANS:- C

Electrical Semiconductor Theory Questions

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