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1Copper is a good conductor.
A)True
B)False



2The valence orbit controls the physical properties of the atom.
A)True
B)False



3The core of an atom consists of all inner orbits.
A)True
B)False



4A semiconductor is an element with electrical properties identical to those of a conductor.
A)True
B)False



5At room temperature, a silicon crystal acts like a conductor.
A)True
B)False



6Intrinsic semiconductor has an equal number of free electrons and holes.
A)True
B)False



7Each pair of positive and negative ions at the pn junction is called a doped pole.
A)True
B)False



8Forward bias is achieved when the negative source terminal is connected to the n-type material, and the positive terminal is connected to the p-type material.
A)True
B)False



9The departure of an electron creates a vacancy in the valence orbit, it is called a .



10 is the merging of a free electron and a hole.



11A(n) semiconductor is a pure semiconductor.



12Silicon that has been doped with a trivalent impurity is called a semiconductor.



13The border between p-type and n-type crystal is called the pn .



14Junction is another name for pn crystal.



15In a light-emitting diode (LED), the applied lifts the electrons to higher energy levels.



16When a diode is first formed, the layer does not exist.



17How many valence electrons are there in a germanium semiconductor?
A)1
B)2
C)4
D)None



18The term used to describe the sharing of valence electrons that gives a crystal solidity is
A)covalent bonding
B)negative ion
C)saturation point
D)reverse bias



19What type of atoms are added to molten silicon in order to increase the number of free electrons?
A)pentavalent
B)trivalent
C)covalent
D)positive



20What is the most popular and useful semiconductor material?
A)silver
B)copper
C)aluminum
D)silicon



21When reverse bias is increased
A)forward current increases
B)depletion layer widens
C)depletion layer becomes smaller
D)the diode becomes polarized



22What is the term for the temperature inside a diode, right at the pn junction?
A)ambient temperature
B)diode temperature
C)pn temperature
D)junction temperature



23When the reverse voltage increases, holes and electrons
A)recombine
B)move away from the junction
C)move toward the junction
D)remain stationary



24What is the term for reverse current on the surface of a crystal?
A)crystal current
B)reverse current
C)surface-leakage current
D)avalanche breakdown current







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