Physics Principles and Problems 2009

Chapter 29: Solid-State Electronics

Chapter Test Practice

1
A p-type semiconductor conducts electricity with __________.
A)electrons
B)protons
C)holes
D)neutrons
2
Why are dopants added to intrisinc semiconductor materials?
A)to increase resistance
B)to increase the forbidden gap
C)to make semiconductors electrically neutral
D)to increase conductivity
3

In the figure below, what should be the overall direction of the electron drift?

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A)right
B)left
C)up
D)down
4
The energy gap between the valence band and the conduction band in a semiconductor is __________.
A)greater than 1 eV
B)1 eV or less
C)exactly 1 eV
D)1 V or less
5
What happens to conductors as the temperature rises?
A)The conductivity is reduced.
B)The resistance is reduced.
C)The conductivity increases.
D)nothing
6
An n-type semiconductor conducts electricity with __________.
A)holes
B)neutrons
C)protons
D)electrons
7
What happens to atomic energy levels when many atoms are brought together?
A)They vibrate.
B)They disappear completely.
C)They join into one energy level.
D)They split into broad bands with forbidden gaps.
8

In the figure below, what resistor should be used to increase the current to 25 mA? Assume that the potential drop across the LED is still 1.2 V.

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A)120 Ω
B)192 Ω
C)300 Ω
D)240 Ω
9

If the diode connected to ammeter A2 in the figure below were reversed, what would happen to A2's reading?

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A)It would increase.
B)It would read zero.
C)It would decrease to a non-zero value.
D)It would remain unchanged.
10

If the battery in the figure below were reversed, which lamp(s) would light?

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A)neither lamp
B)L1 only
C)L2 only
D)both lamps
11

If the diode connected to ammeter A2 in the figure below were reversed, what would happen to A1's reading?

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A)It would read zero.
B)It would remain unchanged.
C)It would decrease to a non-zero value.
D)It would increase.
12

In the figure below, how does the current go through the diodes?

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A)to the right for the top one, no current through the bottom one
B)no current through the top one, to the left for the bottom one
C)to the left for the top one, the right for the bottom one
D)to the right for the top one, the left for the bottom one
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