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1. A transistor is a 3-terminal semiconductor device that can amplify or switch electronic signals and electrical power. 2. The middle terminal is called the base, which has a thin region of low doping compared to the other two regions. 3. Using a multimeter, the base can be identified as the terminal with the highest resistance between any two terminals in an open circuit, or as the terminal drawing the lowest current in a closed circuit.

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Physics

1. A transistor is a 3-terminal semiconductor device that can amplify or switch electronic signals and electrical power. 2. The middle terminal is called the base, which has a thin region of low doping compared to the other two regions. 3. Using a multimeter, the base can be identified as the terminal with the highest resistance between any two terminals in an open circuit, or as the terminal drawing the lowest current in a closed circuit.

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Using multimeter – Identification of base of a transistor

Synopsis
1. Transistor is a device used to send the signal from low resistance path to high
resistance path
2. It is a 3 terminal device
3. Physically the middle terminal of the transistor is known as base
4. The base region is thin in size in comparison to other two regions
5. Doping of the base region is very low
6. In open circuit when the resistance is measured with multimeter between two
terminals if the resistance is low the terminals are emmiter and base
7. If the resistance is high the terminal are base and collector
8. Inclosed circuit if the current to the terminal is very low that is the base
9. In the transistor equation I E = I B + I C

10. Base current is always measured micro amperes I E > I C > I B


11. For N-P-N transistor base is positive with respect other two terminals
12. For P-N-P transistor base is negative with respect other two terminals
Questions
1. The size of the base region
a) Thin b) wide c) long d) all the above
2. Doping in the base region
a) low b) high c) moderate d) Infinite
3. In the transistor currents base current I B
a) smaller than I E and I C b) greater than I E and I C
c) I B = I E d) I B = I C
4. In the circuit emitter base junction is always
a) Forward biased b) Reverse biased
c) Un-biased d) All above
5. In the circuit the collector-base junction in always
a) Forward biased b) Reverse biased
c) Un biased d) All above
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