Semiconductors and Resistors Unit Quiz

Which type of material contains four valence electrons?

What is the most common semiconductor material mentioned in the text?

How many valence electrons do materials that conduct electricity easily contain?

What type of material is made by combining P- and N-type materials?

What is the process used to add impurities to an intrinsic semiconductor material?

What type of materials contain impurities with five valence electrons?

Which region do electrons drift into across the junction?

What does the voltage rating of a semiconductor device indicate?

The peak value in an AC circuit is determined by multiplying the rms value by _______.

What type of resistors have only one ohmic value that cannot be changed?

What does gold as a multiplier band indicate in a resistor color code chart?

What do wire wound resistors operate at compared to other types of resistors?

What are variable resistors known by, based on their functionality?

What do metal film resistors have better tolerance than?

What is the atomic structure of conductors, insulators, and semiconductors?

How are P- and N-type materials made?

Explain the conduction of electric current through semiconductor materials.

Describe the lattice structure of semiconductor atoms.

Explain the process of doping in semiconductor materials.

What is the maximum amount of voltage a component can withstand in the reverse direction without breaking down called?

How is the peak value in an AC circuit determined?

What is the purpose of a resistor used as a voltage divider?

What type of resistors have only one ohmic value that cannot be changed?

What is the function of a variable resistor?

What does the gold multiplier band indicate in a resistor color code chart?

What are some common names for variable resistors based on their functionality?

What type of resistors are rapidly replacing composition carbon resistors?

What is the better tolerance type compared to carbon resistors?

What are wire wound resistors capable of operating at compared to other types of resistors?

Semiconductor materials contain _________ valence electrons

Semiconductor atoms join together to form a _________ bond

The most common semiconductor materials mentioned are _________ and Silicon

Semiconductors contain _________ valence electrons

Semiconductor material N-type materials contain impurities with ______ valence electrons

Semiconductor material P-type materials contain impurities with ______ valence electrons

The peak value in an AC circuit is determined by multiplying the rms value by ______

Fixed resistors have only one ohmic value, which cannot be changed. Variable resistor values can be changed or varied over a range – Known by several common names: pot (from potentiometer), ______

Gold as a multiplier band in a resistor color code chart – Divide the first two numbers by ______

Silver as a multiplier band in a resistor color code chart – Divide the first two numbers by ______

Variable resistor – Values can be changed or varied over a range – Known by several common names: pot (from potentiometer), ______

Metal film resistors – Tolerance is better than carbon resistors. Carbon film resistors – Rapidly replacing composition carbon ______

Resistors used as a voltage divider are used to ______ the flow of current

Electrons drift across the junction into the P region and holes drift across the junction into the ______ region.

The process used to add impurities to an intrinsic semiconductor material is called ______

Wire wound resistors operate at higher temperatures than any other type of ______