Consider the following statements:
1. The radiation falling on a photodiode is primarily a minority carrier injector.
2. The short-circuit current of a reverse biased photodiode under illumination varies exponentially with light intensity.
3. The photo voltage emf of an open-circuited photodiode varies logarithmically with the light generated short-circuit current.
4. The spectral response of a photodiode does not depend upon the frequency of the incident light.
Which of these statements are correct?
A. 1, 2, 3 and 4
B. 3 and 4 only
C. 1 and 2 only
D. 1 and 3 only
Answer: Option D
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The forbidden energy gap between the valence band and conduction band will be least in case of
A. Metals
B. Semiconductors
C. Insulators
D. All of the above
For a NPN bipolar transistor, what is the main stream of current in the base region?
A. Drift of holes
B. Diffusion of holes
C. Drift of electrons
D. Diffusion of electrons
A. Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true
For a P-N diode, the number of minority carriers crossing the junction depends on
A. Forward bias voltage
B. Potential barrier
C. Rate of thermal generation of electron hole pairs
D. None of the above
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