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Electrical Engineering Technology Program

Department of Electronic Engineering Technology


IEET231 – Electronics
Fall 2024 - Sheet #2
Instructor: Dr. Abdallah Fathy – Eng. Mohamed Mostafa

Topics Covered:
● Topic#1: Electrical properties of materials.
● Topic#2: Free-carrier density in semiconductors.
● Topic#3: Current in semiconductors.
Question 1
1. The most widely used semiconductive material in electronic devices is
(a) germanium (b) carbon
(c) copper (d) silicon
2. The difference between an insulator and a semiconductor is
(a) a wider energy gap between the (b) the number of free electrons
valence band and the conduction
band
(c) the atomic structure (d) answers (a), (b), and (c)
3. The energy band in which free electrons exist is the
(a) first band (b) second band
(c) conduction band (d) valence band
4. In a semiconductor crystal, the atoms are held together by
(a) the interaction of valence electrons (b) forces of attraction
(c) covalent bonds (d) answers (a), (b), and (c)
5. The atomic number of silicon is
(a) 8 (b) 2
(c) 4 (d) 14
6. The atomic number of Germaniums is
(a) 8 (b) 2
(c) 4 (d) 32
7. Each atom in a silicon crystal has
(a) four valence electrons (b) four conduction electrons
(c) eight valence electrons, four of its own (d) no valence electrons because all are
and four shared shared with other atoms
8. Electron-hole pairs are produced by
(a) recombination (b) thermal energy
(c) ionization (d) doping
9. Recombination is when

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(a) an electron falls into a hole (b) a positive and a negative ion bond
together
(c) a valence electron becomes a conduction (d) a crystal is formed
electron
10. The current in a semiconductor is produced by
(a) electrons only (b) holes only
(c) negative ions (d) both electrons and holes
Question 2
1. Insulator
Semi-Conductor
Conductor
2. Semiconductors
3. Four covalent bonds

Question 3
𝒇(𝑬) = 𝟎. 𝟎𝟐
Question 4
𝑛 = 1.2 ∗ 1016 𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑠
Question 5
𝑝 = 6.65 ∗ 1014 ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑒𝑠
Question 6
𝐸𝑔 = 1.0745 𝑒𝑣

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