Description : Which of the following is an insulator? (1) Mercury (2) Carbon (3) Germanium (4) Glass
Last Answer : Glass
Description : When Arsenic atoms are added Germanium lattice, it becomes a/an - (1) Insulator (2) Superconductor (3) Intrinsic semiconductor (4) Extrinsic semiconductor
Last Answer : (4) Extrinsic semiconductor Explanation: When a peritavalent (donor) impurity, like arsenic, is added to germanium, it will form covalent bonds with thegermanium atoms, leaving 1 electron relatively ... this manner - either with Nor P-type impurities - are referred to as EXTRINSIC semiconductors.
Description : Pure semiconductors silicon and germanium are a) Extrinsic b) Intrinsic c) Insulator d) Diodes
Last Answer : b) Intrinsic
Description : When Arsenic atoms are added to Germanium lattice, it becomes a/an (1) Insulator (2) Superconductor (3) Intrinsic semiconductor (4) Extrinsic semiconductor
Last Answer : Extrinsic semiconductor
Description : Which one of the following is an ohmic conductor? (1) Germanium (2) Silicon (3) Carbon (4) Silver
Last Answer : (4) Silver Explanation: Ohmic conductors are conductors that obey Ohm's law, that is Voltage/Current ratio is constant; in other words, the equation Resistance = Voltage/Current is obeyed. ... s resistance does not change with varying current. Metallic conductors such as silver are Ohmic conductors.
Last Answer : Silver
Description : Which of the listed pairs of materials make the best insulators? A. copper and aluminum B. glass and mica C. dry air and a vacuum D. doped silicon and germanium
Last Answer : Answer: B
Description : Name two elements that find wide application in transistor industry – (1) Silicon and Germanium (2) Carbon and Platinum (3) Iridium and Germanium (4) Tungsten and Platinum
Last Answer : (1) Silicon and Germanium Explanation: A transistor is a semiconductor device used to amplify and switch electronic signals and electrical power. Semiconductor material (date first used): the metalloids ... -germanium (1989), the allotrope of carbon graphene (research ongoing since 2004), etc.
Description : Name two elements that find wide application in transistor industry (1) Silicon and Germanium (2) Carbon and Platinum (3) Iridium and Germanium (4) Tungsten and Platinum
Last Answer : Silicon and Germanium
Description : On a clean glass plate a drop of water spreads to form a thin layer whereas a drop of mercury remains almost spherical because (1) Mercury is a metal (2) Density of mercury is greater than that ... is greater than its adhesion with glass (4) Cohesion of water is greater than its adhesion with glass
Last Answer : (3) Cohesion of mercury is greater than its adhesion with glass Explanation: When liquid is placed on a smooth surface like glass plate, the relative strengths of the cohesive and adhesive forces acting on ... and a surface are stronger, they will pull the liquid down, causing it to wet the surface.
Last Answer : Cohesion of mercury is greater than its adhesion with glass
Description : Is a glass microscope slide a insulator?
Last Answer : a glass microscope slide is an insulator
Description : Which of the following materials is a good insulator? A. steel B. aluminum C. glass D. copper
Last Answer : Answer: C
Description : Ordinary glass is not a/an (A) Amorphous isotropic material (B) Supercooled liquid (C) Material with sharp definite melting point (D) Electrical insulator
Last Answer : (C) Material with sharp definite melting point
Description : Graphite is a/an (A) Electrical insulator (B) Allotrope of carbon (C) Moderator used in nuclear reactor (D) Both (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (C) Moderator used in nuclear reactor
Description : At low temperature, Lead behaves as a (1) Semi conductor (2) Super conductor (3) Insulator (4) Conductor
Last Answer : (2) Super conductor Explanation: Lead exhibit superconducting phase transitions at low temperatures of 7.2 Kelvin. This discovery was made in 1913. At this temperature (known as critical temperature), ... to a different phase of matter; this superconducting phase is described by the BCS theory.
Description : In a transistor, the base is _______. (1) an insulator (2) a conductor of low resistance (3) a conductor of high resistance (4) an extrinsic semiconductor
Last Answer : (2) a conductor of low resistance Explanation: A transistor is a semiconductor device used to amplify and switch electronic signals and electrical power. It is composed of semiconductor material with at least three terminals for connection to an external circuit.
Description : Ohm's law is valid in case of – (1) semiconductor (2) conductor (3) superconductor (4) insulator
Last Answer : (2) conductor Explanation: Ohm's law states that the current through a conductor between two points is directly proportional to the potential difference across the two points. It defines the relationship between the three fundamental, electrical quantities: current, voltage, and resistance.
Description : If electrical conductivity increases with the increase of temperature of a substance, then it is a: (1) Conductor (2) Semiconductor (3) Insulator (4) Carborator
Last Answer : (2) Semiconductor Explanation: A solid substance that has conductivity between that of an insulator and that of most metals, either due to the addition of an impurity or because of temperature effects
Description : If electrical conductivity increases with the increase of temperature of a substance, then it is a (1) Conductor (2) Semiconductor (3) Insulator (4) Carborator
Last Answer : (2) Semiconductor Explanation: A solid substance that has conductivity between that of an insulator and that of most metals, either due to the addition of an impurity or because of temperature effects.
Description : Solids which conduct electricity at higher temperature but not at lower temperature are called (1) super-conductor (2) metallic-conductor (3) semi-conductor (4) insulator
Last Answer : (3) semi-conductor Explanation: Semiconductors are insulators at low temperatures and reasonably good conductors at higher temperatures. As temperature increases, the semiconductor material becomes a better and better conductor.
Last Answer : (2) Super conductor Explanation: Lead exhibit super conducting phase transitions at low temperatures of 7.2 Kelvin. This discovery was made in 1913.
Description : Electricians use rubber gloves while working because - (1) rubber is an insulator (2) rubber is a good conductor (3) wearing rubber gloves is mandatory (4) rubber makes work easy
Last Answer : (1) rubber is an insulator
Description : Mud houses are cooler in summers and wanner in winters as compared to brick houses because (1) mud is a good conductor (2) mud is a bad conductor (3) mud is a poor insulator (4) evaporation of water causes cooling in summers and sunlight coming through holes causes warming in winters
Last Answer : (2) mud is a bad conductor Explanation: The houses made of mud and thatched roofs are cool in summer and warm in winter as the thatched roof contains large amount of trapped air and also mud is ... . In summer, the outside heat cannot enter the house and in winter, inside heat cannot flow outside.
Description : insulator which is placed between 2 plates of capacitor isA. electric B. dielectric C. inductor D. resistor
Last Answer : dielectric
Description : Ice skating is possible and practical because of a unique property of water. Is it because: w) The coefficient of kinetic friction of steel on frozen water decreases with decreasing temperature x ... sublimes y) The melting point decreases with increasing pressure z) Ice is a good thermal insulator
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- THE MELTING POINT DECREASES WITH INCREASING PRESSURE
Description : At low temperature, Lead behaves as a : (1) Semi conductor (2) Super conductor (3) Insulator (4) Conductor
Last Answer : Super conductor
Description : Ohm’s law is valid in case of (1) semiconductor (2) conductor (3) superconductor (4) insulator
Last Answer : conductor
Last Answer : semi-conductor
Description : Mud houses are cooler in summers and warmer in winters as compared to brick houses because (1) mud is a good conductor (2) mud is a bad conductor (3) mud is a poor insulator (4) evaporation of water causes cooling in summers and sunlight coming through holes causes warming in winters
Last Answer : mud is a bad conductor
Description : What is the type of bond by germanium and arsenic?
Last Answer : Feel Free to Answer
Description : Why is silicon and germanium used in semiconductors.pdf?
Description : How many neutrons in a single atom of germanium -74?
Last Answer : Need answer
Description : Tunnel diode is a: a) Power diode b) Has light doping c) Has heavy doping d) Is a reverse recovery diode Ans: C 76.LEDs are fabricated from: a) Silicon b) Germanium c) Si or Ge d) Gallium arsenide
Last Answer : Ans: D
Description : An example of semiconductor is - (1) German silver (2) Germanium (3) Phosphorous (4) Arsenic
Last Answer : (2) Germanium Explanation: Purified germanium is a semiconductor, with appearance most similar to elemental silicon. Like silicon, germanium naturally reacts and forms complexes with oxygen in nature. Unlike silicon, it is too reactive to be found naturally on Earth in the free (native) state.
Description : Which of the following elements replaced eka-Aluminium in Mendeleev's Periodic Table? (1) Scandium (2) Gallium (3) Titanium (4) Germanium
Last Answer : (2) Gallium
Description : Which of the listed pairs of materials make the best insulators? A. dry air and a vacuum B. tin and lead C. doped silicon and germanium D. paper and oil
Last Answer : Answer: D
Description : The illustrated circuit is a _____________. EL-0024 A. megohm meter B. Gauss meter C. wheatstone bridge D. germanium diode tester
Description : High vacuum diodes, gas-filled diodes, and germanium semiconductor diodes may all be used as _____________. A. potentiometers B. rectifiers C. power sources D. photocells
Description : What kind of battery panels are used in some advance satellites? A. Gallium Arsenide solar panel B. Germanium based panels C. Silicon based panels D. Gallium Phosphate solar panel
Last Answer : A. Gallium Arsenide solar panel
Description : why silicon type transistor are more often used than germanium?
Last Answer : because silicon has smaller cutoff current Icbo, small variations in Icbo due to variation in temperature as compared to those in case of germanium.
Description : Why cannot thousands of compounds of Boron or silicon or germanium not possible?
Last Answer : Even though B-B, Si-Si, Ge-Ge bonds exits, these compounds are unstable and very reactive and do not last long.
Description : Give reason: Silicon is used widely even through Germanium is a better semiconductor material.
Last Answer : Silicon is the second most abundantly available material and it can be used at higher temperature. Hence it widely used than Germanium.
Description : Which of the following is not an example of elemental solid dielectric? a) Diamond b) Sulphur c) Silicon d) Germanium
Last Answer : c) Silicon
Description : Metalloids (A) Are good conductor of heat & electricity (B) Act as electron donors with metals & as electron acceptor with non metals (C) Are not necessarily solids at room temperature ... & non-metallic properties to some extent and are exemplified by elements like germanium, silicon & boron
Last Answer : D) Are compounds that exhibit both metallic & non-metallic properties to some extent and are exemplified by elements like germanium, silicon & boron
Description : When a sample of germanium and silicon having same impurity density are kept at room temperature then Resistivity of silicon will be higher than that of germanium, Why?
Last Answer : Ans-The answer is simple. Consider the PN diode for Ge 0.3eV is the breakdown voltage and in the case of Si its 0.7eV since the impurities are added in the same amount the bond due to the other atoms of the Si makes it resistive compared to the Ge.. thats all!
Description : What is the name given to a doped germanium crystal with an excess of free holes?
Last Answer : P-type crystal.
Description : Germanium diodes are used in AM detectors because ___
Last Answer : they minimize distortion from nonlinearit
Description : Semiconductor germanium and silicon are (a) Pentavalent (b) trivalent (c) divalent (d) tetravalent
Last Answer : (d) tetravalent
Description : The potential barrier for germanium is _______ (a) 0.6 V (b) 0.2 V (c) 0.3 V (d) 0.5 V
Last Answer : (c) 0.3 V