Practice Exponential Change of Minority Carrier Concentration - 8.4.1 | 8. Revisiting BJT Characteristics (Contd.) - Part A | Analog Electronic Circuits - Vol 1
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8.4.1 - Exponential Change of Minority Carrier Concentration

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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What defines a minority carrier in semiconductors?

💡 Hint: Think about the different types of charge carriers.

Question 2

Easy

What happens to minority carriers in a forward-biased junction?

💡 Hint: Consider what forward bias means in terms of current flow.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What happens to minority carriers in a forward-biased junction?

  • Increase in concentration
  • Decrease in concentration
  • Remain unchanged

💡 Hint: Think about what forward bias allows in terms of current.

Question 2

True or False: In reverse bias, minority carrier concentration approaches zero.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Recall how reverse bias impacts charge carriers.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

If a BJT has a forward-biased voltage of 0.7V and the reverse bias is -0.3V, explain the expected changes in minority carrier concentration in both the base and collector regions.

💡 Hint: Consider junction behaviors under different biases.

Question 2

Calculate the impact of varying the base width on the minority carrier profile and the BJT performance in a circuit.

💡 Hint: Recall how the base width affects carrier dynamics and junction physics.

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