
Why construction of LED is similar to the normal p-n junction diode?
Important Questions on Semiconductor Devices

Identify the semiconductor devices whose characteristics are given below, in the order :

type of semi-conductor material
amount of doping
temperature
Which one of the following is correct?

What is the advantage of an LED bulb over filament bulb?

The value of the resistor, , needed in the DC voltage regulator circuit shown here, equals:

Take the breakdown voltage of the zener diode used in the given circuit as . For the input voltage shown in the figure below, the time variation of the output voltage is: (Graphs drawn are schematic and not to the scale)



A A.C. supply is connected between points and as shown in figure what will be the potential difference across the capacitor?





and diodes start conducting at and respectively. In the following figure if diode connection are reversed, the value of changes by: (assume that the Ge diode has large breakdown voltage)

In the given circuit, The current through battery is

Two Zener diodes ( and ) having breakdown voltages of and respectively, are connected as shown in the circuit below. The output voltage variation with input voltage linearly increasing with time, is given by ()

In the following circuit diagram, the current through the battery is

What will be the current flowing through the resistor in the circuit shown, where the breakdown voltage of the Zener is

Two - photodiodes are fabricated from semiconductors with band gap of and respectively.
Choose the correct statement from the following.




Identify the electronic components from the following symbols. Write any one difference between them.

