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When silicon is doped with aluminium

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Important Questions on Solid State

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Statement I: By doping silicon semiconductors with pentavalent material, the electrons density increases.

Statement II: The n-type of semiconductor has a net negative charge.

In the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

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The density of an electron-hole pair in pure germanium is 3×1016 m-3 at room temperature. On doping with aluminium, the hole density increases to 4.5×1022 m-3. Now the electron density (in m-3 ) in doped germanium will be
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The electron concentration in an undefined n-type semiconductor is the same as hole concentration in a undefined p-type semiconductor. An external field (electric) is applied across each of them. Compare the currents in them.
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In n-type silicon, which of the following statements is true?
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An intrinsic semiconductor is converted into n-type extrinsic semiconductor by doping it with:-
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Which of the following does not give p-type properties to a semiconductor when used as a doping agent?
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The majority charge carriers in P-type semiconductors are 
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In the following circuit diagram, the current through the battery is

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Match the following:

i Ge doped with  In 1. n-type semiconductor
ii Si doped with N 2. Schottky defect
iii ZnS 3. p-type semiconductor
iv CsCl 4. Frenkel defect

 

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The barrier potential of a p-n junction depends on:
a type of semi-conductor material
b amount of doping
c temperature
Which one of the following is correct?
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In the following figure, identify the diodes which are reverse biased

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To get p-type semiconductor, impurity to be added to silicon should have which of the following numbers of valence electrons?
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A semiconductor has equal electron and hole concentration 6×108 m-3. On doping with a certain impurity electron concentration increases to 9×1012 m-3. Calculate the new hole concentration.  Also identify the new semiconductor.
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The contribution to the total current in a semiconductor, due to electrons and holes are 0.75 and 0.25 respectively. The drift velocity of electrons is 32 times that of holes at this temperature. Then the ratio between electron concentration and hole concentration is
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In an unbiased p - n junction electrons diffuse from n-region to p-region because: