Semiconductors

Which among these is the fundamental characteristic of a p type semiconductor

• Electrons are the majority charge carriers

• Has a tendency to gain an electron

• Has a tendency to donate an electron

• Easy to conduct electricity

Who contribute to the current in a semiconductor

• electrons only

• holes only

• negative ions

• both electrons and holes

____________ are the charge carriers in N- type semiconductors.

• electrons

• protons

• 
  holes

• 
  neutrons

P, Sb, As doped with pure Si are the examples of

• P-type semiconductor

• Penta valent impurities

• 
  Intrinsic semiconductors

• N-type semiconductors

For intrinsic semiconductor, the number of electrons in the conduction band __________ the number of holes in the valence band.

• will be less than

• is equal to

• will be greater than

• will be less than or equal to

The process of adding impurities to a pure semiconductor is called

• mixing

• diffusing

• doping

• refining

The pure Si and Ge Semiconducting materials have ___________ bonds.

• ionic

• covalent

• hydrogen

• metallic

The minority carriers in P-type silicon are called _________________

• Proton

• Neutron

• Electron

• 
  Hole

Component that Convert AC to DC and allow current to flow in one Direction

• Capacitor

• Diode

• Inverter

• Resistor

Diodes are Categorize as ?

• passive

• active

• conductor

• insulator