COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

AC7 – Basic Electronics

2nd Semester S.Y. 2024-2025
Quiz # 1

NAME: _____________________________ SCORE: ___________

COURSE & SECTION: _______________ DATE: _____________
ENGR. EFRYL JHON D. REYES

I. IDENTIFICATION: Read the statements/questions carefully and write your

answer on the space provided. Erasures/Iterations in final answer means wrong.

intrinsic 1. The name of pure semiconductor material that has an equal number
of electrons and holes.
covalent bond 2. The chemical bond that is present in a crystal lattice of silicon
atoms.
energy gap 3. In materials, what do you call the area that separates the
valence band and the conduction band?
insulator 4. At absolute zero temperature, semiconductors act as
opposite 5. The electron flow in a semiconductor material is _____________ in
direction of hole flow.
10 - 10^4 Ω-cm 6. Typical range of the resistivity of a semiconductor
doping 7. The process of adding impurities in a semiconductor material.
pentavalent 8. Impurities with five valence electrons.
acceptor 9. If the substance used in doping has less than four valence
electrons, it is known as
silicon 10. The most extensively used semiconductor.
conduction band 11. Conduction of electrons in a doped semiconductor happens at
valence band 12. Theoretically, where does the conduction of holes occur in a
doped semiconductor?
conduction band 13. In the energy band diagram of a doped semiconductor, the donor
level is near the _____________
increases 14. In a semiconductor material, what will happen to the number of
free electrons when the temperature rises?
decreases 15. The electrical resistance of a semiconductor material will
________ as the temperature increases.
electron volt 16. It is defined as the energy acquired by an electron moving
through a potential of one volt.
1.5 x 1020 per cubic cm.17. At room temperature, in a perfect silicon crystal, the
equilibrium concentration of thermally generated electrons in the conduction band is
about
metallic bond 18. Chemical bond that is significant in metals.
intrinsic semiconductor 19. A semiconductor that is free from impurities.
conductor 20. If the substance used in doping has less than four valence
electrons, it is known as

II. PROBLEM SOLVING. Solve the problem correctly. Show your complete solution
at the back of the paper. ERASURES/ITERATIONS IN FINAL ANSWER MEANS WRONG.

1. A material has a resistivity of 50 ohm-cm and a cross-sectional area of 10 sq. mm.

Determine the resistance of 8 meters of this material. (5pts)
Final Answer: _______________

2. A copper wire with a resistivity of 1.68 × 10⁻⁶ ohm-cm has a length of 500 meters
and a resistance of 2 ohms. What is the cross-sectional area of the wire in square
millimeters? (5pts)
Final Answer: _______________
 COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
AC7 – Basic Electronics
2nd Semester S.Y. 2024-2025
Quiz # 2

NAME: _____________________________ SCORE: ___________

COURSE & SECTION: _______________ DATE: _____________
ENGR. EFRYL JHON D. REYES

I. IDENTIFICATION: Read the statements/questions carefully and write your

answer on the space provided. Erasures/Iterations in final answer means wrong.

PN junction 1. What is formed when n-type and p-type semiconductors are brought
together?
PN junction diode 2. The device that is formed when an n-type and p-type
semiconductors are brought together.
forward biased 3. An external voltage applied to a junction reduces its barrier and
aid current to flow through the junction.
junction diode 4. A device containing an anode and a cathode or a pn junction of a
semiconductor as the principal elements and provides unidirectional conduction.
depletion region 5. The area in the semiconductor diode where there are no charge
carriers.
minority current 6. What do you call the very small amount of current that will flow
in the diode when it is reverse biased?
threshold voltage 7. The minimum voltage required before a diode can totally conduct
in a forward direction.
decreases 8. What will happen to the threshold voltage of the diode when it
operates at higher temperatures.
increase 9. The forward current in a conducting diode will ______________ as
the operating temperature increases.
increase exponentially10. As the operating temperature of a reverse-biased diode is
increased, its leakage or reverse saturation current will ________ exponentially.
breakdown voltage 11. Normally, diodes will not conduct when reverse-biased, but if
the reverse voltage is increased further, a point will be reached where the diode gives
up and allowing the current to surge. This voltage is one of the limiting para-meter of
diodes and is known as
decrease 12. The breakdown voltage of a junction diode will _____________ as
operating temperature rises.
double 13. In every increase of 10°C in the operating temperature of a
diode will cause its reverse saturation current to
dc resistance 14. What do you call the resistance of the diode when operating at a
steady state voltage?
dynamic resistance 15. The resistance of the diode that is significant when operating
with a small ac signal.
average resistance 16. When a diode is used in large ac voltages, the resistance that
is to be considered is
decreases 17. At forward bias condition, what will happen to the diode
resistance when the applied voltage is increased?
voltage regulator 18. The primary use of Zener diode in electronic circuits.
diffusion capacitance 19. What capacitance is significant when the diode is forward
biased?
reverse recovery time 20. The time taken by the diode to operate in the reverse
condition from forward conduction.
II. PROBLEM SOLVING. Solve the problem correctly. Show your complete solution
at the back of the paper. ERASURES/ITERATIONS IN FINAL ANSWER MEANS WRONG.

1. The reverse saturation current of a silicon PN junction diode is 10μA. Calculate the
diode current for the forward-bias voltage of 0.6V at 25°C. (5pts)
Final Answer: ________________

2. A silicon diode has a reverse saturation current of 2pA at room temperature. At what
temperature will the reverse saturation current double from its value at 25°C? (5pts)
Final Answer: ________________

3. A silicon diode has a threshold voltage of 1.5V at 27ºC. At what temperature will
the threshold voltage drop to 1 V? (5pts)
Final Answer: ________________