Semiconductor Electronics: Materials, Devices and Simple Circuits MCQs for NEET — Physics Questions with Answers

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P-type semiconductor is formed when 
A. As impurity is mixed in Si
B. Al impurity is mixed in Si
C. B impurity is mixed in Ge
D. P impurity is mixed in Ge

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(c) The resistance of semiconductor decreases with the increase in temperature.

In case of a semiconductor, which of the following statement is wrong 

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(d) At absolute zero temperature, it behaves like a insulator.

Energy bands in solids are a consequence of

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(b) Formation of energy bands in solids are due to Pauli's exclusion principle.

In a P-type semiconductor

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(a) In P-type semiconductors, holes are majority charge carriers.

 In a P-type semiconductor, germanium is doped with

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(d) All are trivalent in nature.

GaAs is 

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(b) It is an alloy of gallium and arsenic.

If ne and nh are the number of electrons and holes in a semiconductor heavily doped with phosphorus, then

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(a) Phosphorus is a pentavalent impurity so ne>>nh .

To obtain electrons as majority charge carriers in a semiconductor, the impurity mixed is 

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(d) Pentavalent impurity has extra electrons to donate.

For germanium crystal, the forbidden energy gap in joules is

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(a) For Ge, Eg=0.7 eV=0.7×1.6×10-19 J = 1.12×10-19 J

Which is the correct relation for the forbidden energy gap in the conductor, semiconductor, and insulator

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(b) for metals, Eg0

for semiconductors, 0<Eg<3 eV

for insulators, Eg>3 eV

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