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In dominant mechanisms for current due to charge carriers in forward and reverse biased p-n junctions are 

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Important Questions on Current Electricity

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Both the diodes used in the circuit shown are assumed to be ideal and have negligible resistance when these are forward biased. Built in potential in each diode is 0.7V. For the input voltages shown in the figure, the voltage (in Volts) at point A is ________
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Which one of the following represents forward bias diode?
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Identify the semiconductor devices whose characteristics are given below, in the order a, b, c, d:

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In the figure, potential difference between A and B is:

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The forward biased diode connection is :
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In case of p-n junction diode, the width of depletion region is
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The reading of the ammeter for a silicon diode in the given circuit is:

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

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Consider the junction diode as ideal. The value of current flowing through AB is:
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The given circuit has two ideal diodes connected as shown in the figure below. The current flowing through the resistance R1 will be

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If the Ge diode in the circuit is reverse biased, the current through 2 resistor

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Ge and Si diodes start conducting at 0.3 V and 0.7 V respectively. In the following figure if Ge diode connection are reversed, the value of V0 changes by: (assume that the Ge diode has large breakdown voltage)

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The increase in the width of the depletion region in a p-n junction diode is due to:
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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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Out of the following which one is a forward biased diode?
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In the following circuit, the equivalent resistance between A and B is

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In the circuit of figure, treat diode as ideal, current in the 4Ω resistor is
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The V-I characteristic of a diode is shown in the figure. The ratio of forward to reverse bias resistance is:

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A 2V battery is connected across AB as shown in the figure. The value of the current supplied by the battery when in first case battery's positive terminal is connected to A and in second case when positive terminal of battery is connected to B will respectively be:
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In an unbiased p - n junction electrons diffuse from n-region to p-region because: