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What is the condition for a transistor to be in active mode?
What is the condition for a transistor to be in active mode?
- VCE is equal to VCEsat
- VCE is zero
- VCE is greater than VCEsat (correct)
- VCE is less than VCEsat
What is the significance of VCEsat in a transistor?
What is the significance of VCEsat in a transistor?
- It is the voltage at which the transistor is in active mode
- It is the minimum voltage required for saturation (correct)
- It is the maximum voltage required for saturation
- It is the voltage at which the transistor is in cutoff mode
What happens when VCE is less than VCEsat in a transistor?
What happens when VCE is less than VCEsat in a transistor?
- The transistor is in breakdown mode
- The transistor is in active mode
- The transistor is in saturation mode (correct)
- The transistor is in cutoff mode
What is the role of the transistor in a circuit when VCE is greater than VCEsat?
What is the role of the transistor in a circuit when VCE is greater than VCEsat?
What is the relationship between VCE and VCEsat in a transistor?
What is the relationship between VCE and VCEsat in a transistor?
What happens when VCE is equal to VCEsat in a transistor?
What happens when VCE is equal to VCEsat in a transistor?
What is the region of operation when IB = 0?
What is the region of operation when IB = 0?
What is the collector current equation in the saturation region?
What is the collector current equation in the saturation region?
What happens to VCE when the base-emitter junction becomes forward-biased?
What happens to VCE when the base-emitter junction becomes forward-biased?
What is the voltage at the collector when the transistor is in the cutoff region?
What is the voltage at the collector when the transistor is in the cutoff region?
What represents the collector-to-emitter voltage with the base open?
What represents the collector-to-emitter voltage with the base open?
What is the point where the base-collector junction becomes forward-biased?
What is the point where the base-collector junction becomes forward-biased?
What is the DC load line?
What is the DC load line?
What is the value of VCE at the saturation point?
What is the value of VCE at the saturation point?
Under what condition does the base-collector junction of a BJT become reverse-biased during active mode?
Under what condition does the base-collector junction of a BJT become reverse-biased during active mode?
What happens to the collector current ($I_C$) as $V_{CE}$ continues to increase in the active region?
What happens to the collector current ($I_C$) as $V_{CE}$ continues to increase in the active region?
At what condition does the reverse-biased base-collector junction of a BJT go into breakdown?
At what condition does the reverse-biased base-collector junction of a BJT go into breakdown?
What is represented by the region to the right of point C in a BJT’s characteristic curve?
What is represented by the region to the right of point C in a BJT’s characteristic curve?
What describes the condition of a transistor when $I_B = 0$?
What describes the condition of a transistor when $I_B = 0$?
What best defines the state of a transistor in cutoff?
What best defines the state of a transistor in cutoff?
What condition is required for both the BE and BC junctions to be forward-biased in a BJT transistor?
What condition is required for both the BE and BC junctions to be forward-biased in a BJT transistor?
What happens to $I_C$ when both the BE and BC junctions are forward-biased?
What happens to $I_C$ when both the BE and BC junctions are forward-biased?
In the context of BJT transistors, what is typically the value of the base-emitter voltage (VBE) in saturation?
In the context of BJT transistors, what is typically the value of the base-emitter voltage (VBE) in saturation?
What effect does increasing $V_{CC}$ have on $V_{CE}$ in a BJT transistor?
What effect does increasing $V_{CC}$ have on $V_{CE}$ in a BJT transistor?
What occurs in a BJT transistor when the base is at approximately 0.7 V and both the emitter and collector are at 0 V?
What occurs in a BJT transistor when the base is at approximately 0.7 V and both the emitter and collector are at 0 V?
What is the effect of the forward-biased BC junction on $V_{CE}$?
What is the effect of the forward-biased BC junction on $V_{CE}$?
What assumption is made about $V_{BB}$ and $V_{CC}$ when considering saturation in a BJT transistor?
What assumption is made about $V_{BB}$ and $V_{CC}$ when considering saturation in a BJT transistor?
What is the collector characteristic curve primarily used to illustrate?
What is the collector characteristic curve primarily used to illustrate?
