An electric field is applied to a semiconductor. Let the number of charge carriers be \(n\) and the average drift speed be \(v.\) If the temperature is increased, then:
1. | both \(n\) and \(v\) will increase. |
2. | \(n\) will increase but \(v\) will decrease. |
3. | \(v\) will increase but \(n\) will decrease. |
4. | both \(n\) and \(v\) will decrease. |
In a semiconductor,
(a) | there are no free electrons at \(0~\text{K}.\) |
(b) | there are no free electrons at any temperature. |
(c) | the number of free electrons increases with temperature. |
(d) | the number of free electrons is less than that in a conductor. |
1. | the resistance of each of them increases |
2. | the resistance of each of them decreases |
3. | the resistance of iron increases and that of germanium decreases |
4. | the resistance of iron decreases and that of germanium increases |
Choose the only false statement from the following.
1. | The resistivity of a semiconductor increases with an increase in temperature. |
2. | Substances with an energy gap of the order of \(10~\text{eV}\) are insulators. |
3. | In conductors, the valence and conduction bands may overlap. |
4. | The conductivity of a semiconductor increases with an increase in temperature. |
Let \(n_{p}\) and \(n_{e}\) be the number of holes and conduction electrons in an intrinsic semiconductor. Then:
1. \(n_{p}> n_{e}\)
2. \(n_{p}= n_{e}\)
3. \(n_{p}< n_{e}\)
4. \(n_{p}\neq n_{e}\)
1. | an anti-particle of electron. |
2. | a vacancy created when an electron leaves a covalent bond. |
3. | absence of free electrons. |
4. | an artificially created particle. |
1. | number density of free current carries increases |
2. | relaxation time increases |
3. | both number density of carries and relaxation time increase |
4. | number density of current carriers increases, relaxation time decreases but the effect of decrease in relaxation time is much less than the increase in number density |
Assertion (A): | The temperature coefficient of resistance is positive for metals and negative for \(\mathrm{p\text-}\)type semiconductors. |
Reason (R): | The effective charge carriers in metals are negatively charged whereas in \(\mathrm{p\text-}\)type semiconductors they are positively charged. |
1. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
2. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
3. | (A) is True but (R) is False. |
4. | Both (A) and (R) are False. |
\(\mathrm{C}\), \(\mathrm{Si}\), and \(\mathrm{Ge}\) have the same lattice structure. Why is the \(\mathrm{C}\) insulator?
1. | because ionization energy for \(\mathrm{C}\) is the least in comparison to \(\mathrm{Si}\) and \(\mathrm{Ge}\). |
2. | because ionization energy for \(\mathrm{C}\) is highest in comparison to \(\mathrm{Si}\) and \(\mathrm{Ge}\). |
3. | the number of free electrons for conduction in \(\mathrm{Ge}\) and \(\mathrm{Si}\) is significant but negligibly small for \(\mathrm{C}\). |
4. | both (2) and (3). |
1. | decreases for conductors but increases for semiconductors. |
2. | increases for both conductors and semiconductors. |
3. | decreases for both conductors and semiconductors. |
4. | increases for conductors but decreases for semiconductors. |