class 12 CBSE PHYSICS SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
QUESTIONS/SUMS BASED ON IMPORTANT CONCEPTS 1. Define Electronic device. State its two basic types. 2. Classify solids on the basis of their values of electrical conductivity and resistivity. 3. Classify semiconductors on the basis of their chemical composition. Give some examples of each. 4. Classify semiconductors on the basis of the source and the nature of the charge carriers. 5. Describe the mechanism of conduction in intrinsic semiconductors on the basis of valence bond model. 6. How do holes act as positive charge carriers? 7. Mention the limitations of intrinsic semiconductors. 8. What is doping? 9. What are the requisites of doping? 10. Mention the two types of dopants. 11. Mention the various methods of doping. 12. Mention the two types of extrinsic semiconductors. 13. Define 1. Valence band 2. Conduction band 3. Energy band 14. Distinguish between intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors . 15. Distinguish between n-type and p-type semiconductors. 16. Write the...