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Question 31. The most commonly used semiconductor is ___________
  1.    Germanium
  2.    Silicon
  3.    Carbon
  4.    Sulphur
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Answer: Option B. -> Silicon
Question 32. An n-type semiconductor is
  1.    Positively charged
  2.    Negatively charged
  3.    Electrically neutral
  4.    None of the above
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Answer: Option C. -> Electrically neutral
Question 33.  Atoms that normally have three electrons in their outer shell are called __________________ atoms.
  1.    trivalent
  2.    pentavalent
  3.    tetravalent
  4.    charged
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Answer: Option A. -> trivalent
Question 34.  What is the most significant development in electronics since World War II?
  1.    the development of color TV
  2.    the development of the diode
  3.    the development of the transistor
  4.    the development of the TRIAC
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Answer: Option C. -> the development of the transistor
Question 35.  What causes the depletion region?
  1.    doping
  2.    diffusion
  3.    barrier potential
  4.    ions
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Answer: Option B. -> diffusion
Question 36.  Ionization within a P-N junction causes a layer on each side of the barrier called the:
  1.    junction
  2.    depletion region
  3.    barrier voltage
  4.    forward voltage
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Answer: Option B. -> depletion region
Question 37.  Intrinsic semiconductor material is characterized by a valence shell of how many electrons?
  1.    1
  2.    2
  3.    4
  4.    6
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Answer: Option C. -> 4
Question 38.  Reverse bias is a condition that essentially ___________ current through the diode.
  1.    allows
  2.    prevents
  3.    increases
  4.    blocks
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Answer: Option B. -> prevents
Question 39.  What is an energy gap?
  1.    the space between two orbital shells
  2.    the energy equal to the energy acquired by an electron passing a 1 V electric field
  3.    the energy band in which electrons can move freely
  4.    an energy level at which an electron can exist
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Answer: Option A. -> the space between two orbital shells
Question 40.  When and who discovered that more than one transistor could be constructed on a single piece of semiconductor material:
  1.    1949, William Schockley
  2.    1955, Walter Bratten
  3.    1959, Robert Noyce
  4.    1960, John Bardeen
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Answer: Option C. -> 1959, Robert Noyce

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