In P-type semiconductor, the majority and minority charge carriers are respectively
(1) Protons and electrons
(2) Electrons and protons
(3) Electrons and holes
(4) Holes and electrons
In intrinsic semiconductor at room temperature, the number of electrons and holes are
(1) Equal
(2) Zero
(3) Unequal
(4) Infinite
The impurity atom added to germanium to make it an N-type semiconductor is
(1) Arsenic
(2) Iridium
(3) Aluminium
(4) Iodine
In a semiconductor, the separation between the conduction band and valence band is of the order of
(1) 100 eV
(2) 10 eV
(3) 1 eV
(4) 0 eV
In a good conductor, the energy gap between the conduction band and the valence band is:
1. Infinite
2. Wide
3. Narrow
4. Zero
A semiconductor is cooled from to . Its resistance
(1) Will decrease
(3) Will increase
(3) Will first decrease and then increase
(4) Will not change
The intrinsic semiconductor becomes an insulator at
(1)
(2)
(3) 300 K
(4) 0 K
At zero Kelvin a piece of germanium
(1) Becomes semiconductor
(2) Becomes good conductor
(3) Becomes bad conductor
(4) Has maximum conductivity
How much is the forbidden gap (approximately) in the energy bands of germanium at room temperature?
1. \(1.1~\text{eV}\)
2. \(0.1~\text{eV}\)
3. \(0.67~\text{eV}\)
4. \(6.7~\text{eV}\)
When N-type of semiconductor is heated
(1) Number of electrons increases while that of holes decreases
(2) Number of holes increases while that of electrons decreases
(3) Number of electrons and holes remains same
(4) Number of electrons and holes increases equally