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What is the function of a diode in an electrical circuit?
What is the function of a diode in an electrical circuit?
- To conduct current in both directions
- To increase resistance in one direction and decrease it in the other
- To have negligible resistance in both directions
- To allow current flow in one direction and prevent it in the other (correct)
What is the representation of the positive terminal of a diode?
What is the representation of the positive terminal of a diode?
- A (correct)
- K
- P
- C
What is the ideal resistance of a diode in one direction and the reverse direction, respectively?
What is the ideal resistance of a diode in one direction and the reverse direction, respectively?
- Zero, zero (correct)
- Infinite, infinite
- Zero, infinite
- Infinite, zero
What type of diode is the most common?
What type of diode is the most common?
How are the anode and cathode of a practical diode identified?
How are the anode and cathode of a practical diode identified?
What is a semiconductor diode also called?
What is a semiconductor diode also called?
What is added to an intrinsic semiconductor to make it a p-type semiconductor?
What is added to an intrinsic semiconductor to make it a p-type semiconductor?
What is the majority carrier in a p-type semiconductor?
What is the majority carrier in a p-type semiconductor?
What is added to a pure semiconductor to make it an n-type semiconductor?
What is added to a pure semiconductor to make it an n-type semiconductor?
What is the majority carrier in an n-type semiconductor?
What is the majority carrier in an n-type semiconductor?
What happens when a P-type and an N-type material are brought close to each other?
What happens when a P-type and an N-type material are brought close to each other?
What is formed in the region where the positive and negative ions are created near the PN junction?
What is formed in the region where the positive and negative ions are created near the PN junction?
What is another name for the region between P and N type materials in the PN junction?
What is another name for the region between P and N type materials in the PN junction?
What does the depletion region in the PN junction do?
What does the depletion region in the PN junction do?
What is the result of the formation of negative ions on P-side and positive ions on N-side in the PN junction?
What is the result of the formation of negative ions on P-side and positive ions on N-side in the PN junction?
What is the potential difference across the junction called, due to the formation of ions?
What is the potential difference across the junction called, due to the formation of ions?
