When a semiconductor is heated, its resistance
Increases
Remains unchanged
Nothing is definite
In an insulator, the forbidden energy gap between the valence band and conduction band is of the order of
0.1 MeV
1 eV
15 eV
An N-type semiconductor is
Negatively charged
Positively charged
Neutral
None of these
The energy band gap of Si is
1.1 eV
0.70 eV
Between 0.70 eV to 1.1 eV
5 eV
The forbidden energy bandgap in conductors, semiconductors, and insulators are EG1,EG2 and EG3 and respectively. The relation among them is
EG1=EG2 =EG3
EG1<EG2 <EG3
EG1>EG2 >EG3
EG1<EG2 >EG3
When Ge crystals are doped with phosphorus atom, then it becomes
Insulator
P-type
N-type
Superconductor
Let nP and ne be the number of holes and conduction electrons respectively in a semiconductor. Then
nP=ne in an extrinsic semiconductor
nP=ne in an intrinsic semiconductor
ne<nP in an intrinsic semiconductor
Wires P and Q have the same resistance at ordinary (room) temperature. When heated, resistance of P increases and that of Q decreases. We conclude that
P is N-type semiconductor and Q is P-type semiconductor
P is semiconductor and Q is conductor
P is conductor and Q is semiconductor
In extrinsic P and N-type, semiconductor materials, the ratio of the impurity atoms to the pure semiconductor atoms is about
10-1
10-4
10-7
The forbidden gap in the energy bands of germanium at room temperature is about
0.1 eV
0.67 eV
6.7 eV
In P-type semiconductor, the majority and minority charge carriers are respectively
Electrons and protons
Electrons and holes
Holes and electrons
At zero Kelvin a piece of germanium
Becomes semiconductor
Becomes good conductor
Becomes bad conductor
Has maximum conductivity
The temperature (T) dependence of resistivity (ρ) of a semiconductor is represented by
A semiconductor is cooled from T1K to T2K. Its resistance
Will increase
Will first decrease and then increase
Will not change
In intrinsic semiconductor at room temperature, the number of electrons and holes are
Zero
Unequal
Infinite
In a semiconductor, the separation between the conduction band and valence band is of the order of
10 eV
0 eV
The intrinsic semiconductor becomes an insulator at
-100°C
300 K
0 K
In a good conductor, the energy gap between the conduction band and the valence band is
The impurity atom added to germanium to make it an N-type semiconductor is
Arsenic
Iridium
Aluminium
Iodine
When N-type of semiconductor is heated
Number of holes increases while that of electrons decreases
Number of electrons and holes remains same
Number of electrons and holes increases equally
To obtain a P-type germanium semiconductor, it must be doped with
Antimony
Indium
Phosphorus
The temperature coefficient of resistance of a semiconductor
Is always negative
Is zero
Maybe positive or negative or zero
A P-type semiconductor is formed when- A. As impurity is mixed in SiB. Al impurity is mixed in SiC. B impurity is mixed in GeD. P impurity is mixed in Ge
A and C
A and D
B and C
B and D
In case of a semiconductor, which of the following statement is wrong
Doping increases conductivity
Temperature coefficient of resistance is negative
Resisitivity is in between that of a conductor and insulator
At absolute zero temperature, it behaves like a conductor
Energy bands in solids are a consequence of
Ohm’s Law
Pauli’s exclusion principle
Bohr’s theory
Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle
In a P-type semiconductor
Current is mainly carried by electrons
The material is always positively charged
Doping is done by pentavalent material
At ordinary temperatures, the electrical conductivity of semi conductors in mho/meter is in the range
106 to 109
10-6 to 10-10
10-10 to 10-16
In a P-type semiconductor, germanium is doped with
Gallium
All of these
GaAs is
Element semiconductor
Alloy semiconductor
Bad conductor
Metallic semiconductor
If ne and nh are the number of electrons and holes in a semiconductor heavily doped with phosphorus, then
ne<< nh
ne≤nh
ne = nh
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