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DE LA SALLE LIPA

College of Industrial Technology and Engineering


First Semester S.Y. 2017-2018

BASELEC
Quiz 1

NAME:
SECTION:

General Instruction: Answer concisely but substantially. Use a PDF editing software to annotate your answers.
Submit the soft copy to the class mayor. File name format: BASELEC_Q1_SECTION_SURNAME_NICKNAME.PDF
The class mayor will compile the softcopies and email the compressed zip folder to [email protected]
Zipfilename format: BASELEC_Q1_SECTION.ZIP
Due Date: September 18, Monday

PART 1:

1. How does a Fleming Valve work?


2. How does a Triode Valve Work?


3. Why is air removed from the vacuum tube (hence the term vacuum)?

4. Complete the table:


VACUUM TUBE NO. OF GRID/S NO. OF ELECTRODE/S ISSUES/PROBLEMS
DIODE
TRIODE
TETRODE
PENTODE

5. Complete the table:


PROPERTIES CONDUCTORS INSULATORS SEMICONDUCTORS
Conductivity(Low/Mid/High)
Resistance (Low/Mid/High)
No. of Valence Electrons
Illustration of the Bandgap
(Show the Valence Band
and Conduction Band)

Amount of work required to


overcome the energy gap
PART 2:

1. Describe the Bohr model of the atom.



2. Define electron.

3. What is the nucleus of an atom composed of? Define each component.

4. Define atomic number.

5. Discuss electron shells and orbits and their energy levels.

6. What is a valence electron?

7. What is a free electron?

8. Discuss the difference between positive and negative ionization.

9. Name two theories that distinguish the quantum model.

10. What is the basic difference between conductors and insulators?

11. How do semiconductors differ from conductors and insulators?

12. How many valence electrons does a conductor such as copper have?

13. How many valence electrons does a semiconductor have?

14. Name three of the best conductive materials.

15. What is the most widely used semiconductive material?

16. Why does a semiconductor have fewer free electrons than a conductor?

17. How are covalent bonds formed?

18. What is meant by the term intrinsic?

19. What is a crystal?

20. Are free electrons in the valence band or in the conduction band?

21. Which electrons are responsible for electron current in silicon?

22. What is a hole?

23. At what energy level does hole current occur?

24. Define doping.

25. What is the difference between a pentavalent atom and a trivalent atom?

26. What are other names for the pentavalent and trivalent atoms?

27. How is an n-type semiconductor formed?

28. How is a p-type semiconductor formed?

29. What is the majority carrier in an n-type semiconductor?

30. What is the majority carrier in a p-type semiconductor?

31. By what process are the majority carriers produced?

32. By what process are the minority carriers produced?

33. What is the difference between intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors?

Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

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