Question | Answer | % Correct |
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What do n-type semiconductors have more of? | Negative charge carriers | 84%
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When an atom does not have a complete outer shell, it can form what kind of bonds with nearby atoms? | Covalent Bonds | 74%
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A semiconductor's resistivity lies between that of an insulator and a conductor. As temperature rises in semiconductors, resistance _______. | Decreases | 74%
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Ionic Bonds | 68%
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Semiconductors have almost filled valence bands. What are the two most common pure semiconductors? | Silicon | 63%
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Compared to the current, what direction do free electrons roughly travel in a conducting metal lattice? | The opposite direction | 63%
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What is the process of adding atoms with a different amount of valence electrons to a semiconductor? | Doping | 58%
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Germanium | 58%
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What were early diodes and transistors made from? | Germanium | 53%
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What do p-type semiconductors have more of? | Positive charge carriers | 53%
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In semiconductors, what is the distance between the conduction and valence bands relative to insulators? | Small | 53%
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What direction, relative to the conduction band's current, does this new positive current flow? | The opposite direction | 53%
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What are the simplest form of a valves called? (They only have two electrodes) | Diodes | 47%
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Opposite of the above require the addition of dopant atoms. What are these semiconductors called? | Extrinsic semiconductors | 47%
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Silicon and Germanium do not need ^ to be a semiconductor. They are known as pure semiconductors. What is another name for them? | Intrinsic semiconductors | 47%
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In an insulator, the valence band is full of electrons. Therefore the gap between the bands are _____. | Large | 47%
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In a conductor, what do the conduction and valence bands do? | Overlap | 47%
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What are integrated circuits in computer chips made of? | Silicon | 47%
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What is the highest band occupied by electrons called? | The valence band | 47%
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Diodes can be made with semiconductors. In diodes, electrons travel away from what type of semiconductor? | N-type Semiconductors | 42%
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What are the two most common dopant atoms? (one each for n-type and p-type) | Phosphorus | 42%
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Boron | 32%
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What word descibes the free movement of electrons in a metal lattice? | Delocalised | 32%
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What do the electrons leave behind in the valence band? | Positive hole | 32%
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It can also convert alternating current (AC) into direct current (DC). What is this called? | Rectification | 32%
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To get to the other semiconductor, which is the other type, what zone do the electrons travel across? | The depletion zone | 32%
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By being more reliable and allowing for miniturisation, transistors replaced which device in electronic devices? | Thermionic valves | 32%
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No two electrons in an atom can simultaneously occupy ___ ____ ______ _____. | The same energy state | 32%
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Due to its simplicity, ^'s unidirectional current means it is used for what simple function? | A switch | 26%
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Can be used in smaller devices | 26%
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Lee de Forest added what to convert the simple valve into a current amplifier, or triode? | Another electrode | 21%
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As temperature increases, what does thermal energy allow electrons in the valence band to do? | Cross the gap | 21%
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What do thermionic devices use in glass vacuum tubes to control the flow of current. | Heated filaments | 21%
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What are ionically bonded molecules? | Insulators | 21%
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Solid state devices encompass transistors and what other device? | Integrated circuits | 21%
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Npn transistors | 21%
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Transistors are semiconductor devices that can act as a switch or as an amplifier. What are the two main types of transistor? | Pnp transistors | 21%
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What did de Broglie proposed that electrons could also be considered as? | Standing waves | 21%
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What are the main benefits of solid state devices over thermionic devices? | They are smaller | 21%
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Affected less by higher temperatures | 16%
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Less fragile | 16%
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Less heat produced | 16%
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Longer lifetime | 16%
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Lower voltage required | 16%
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More reliable | 16%
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What shape do groups of silicon atoms form in a diamond lattice structure? | Tetrahedrons | 16%
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What is a transistor is a combination of? | two n-p junctions | 16%
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Integrated circuits are tiny electrical circuits used to perform specific electrical functions. What primarily is the issue with wiring that IC's reduce? | Variable resistance | 16%
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What were the main advantages of silicon solid state devices? | Very common in the Earth's crust | 16%
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