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1. Silicon uses four electrons to form bonds with adjacent silicon atoms. If sil

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Question

1. Silicon uses four electrons to form bonds with adjacent silicon atoms. If silicon atoms are replaced with atoms with five electrons for bonding, this produces:

2. A reverse-biased diode has the            connected to the positive side of the battery, and the                 connected to the negative side of the battery.

3.A P-N junction mimics a closed switch when it:

4. Silicon uses four electrons to form bonds with adjacent silicon atoms. If silicon atoms are replaced with atoms with three electrons for bonding, this produces:


A. a pn junction.

Explanation / Answer

Silicon uses four electrons to form bonds with adjacent silicon atoms. If silicon atoms are replaced with atoms with five electrons for bonding, this produces:n-type material (Replacing with group V pentavalent impurtity)

A reverse-biased diode has the cathode(n-side) connected to the positive side of the battery, and the anode(pside) connected to the negative side of the battery.

A P-N junction mimics a closed switch when it:is forward biased (low junction resistance)

Silicon uses four electrons to form bonds with adjacent silicon atoms. If silicon atoms are replaced with atoms with three electrons for bonding, this produces:p-type material(trivalent impurity is added)