Semiconductor Materials (Intrinsic & Extrinsic) — MCQs – EE 30 Score: 0 Attempted: 0/30 1. An intrinsic semiconductor is: (A) Pure semiconductor (B) Doped semiconductor (C) Metal conductor (D) Insulator 2. In an intrinsic semiconductor, the number of electrons is: (A) Greater than holes (B) Equal to holes (C) Zero (D) Infinite 3. The conductivity of an intrinsic semiconductor: (A) Increases with temperature (B) Decreases with temperature (C) Remains constant (D) Is zero 4. Silicon and germanium are examples of: (A) Metals (B) Insulators (C) Intrinsic semiconductors (D) Extrinsic semiconductors only 5. Extrinsic semiconductors are obtained by: (A) Heating intrinsic semiconductors (B) Doping intrinsic semiconductors (C) Cooling metals (D) Oxidation 6. N-type semiconductors are created by adding: (A) Acceptor atoms (B) Donor atoms (C) Both acceptor and donor atoms (D) Metal atoms only 7. P-type semiconductors are created by adding: (A) Donor atoms (B) Acceptor atoms (C) Metal atoms (D) Pure silicon 8. The majority carriers in N-type semiconductor are: (A) Holes (B) Electrons (C) Ions (D) Neutrons 9. The majority carriers in P-type semiconductor are: (A) Electrons (B) Holes (C) Ions (D) Neutrons 10. Doping a semiconductor increases: (A) Band gap (B) Electrical conductivity (C) Thermal resistance (D) Atomic mass 11. In N-type silicon, the donor atom is typically: (A) Boron (B) Phosphorus (C) Gallium (D) Indium 12. In P-type silicon, the acceptor atom is typically: (A) Phosphorus (B) Boron (C) Arsenic (D) Antimony 13. In intrinsic semiconductors, the Fermi level lies: (A) Closer to conduction band (B) Closer to valence band (C) Midway between conduction and valence bands (D) Outside the band gap 14. In N-type semiconductors, the Fermi level: (A) Shifts closer to conduction band (B) Shifts closer to valence band (C) Remains at midpoint (D) Shifts below valence band 15. In P-type semiconductors, the Fermi level: (A) Shifts closer to conduction band (B) Shifts closer to valence band (C) Remains at midpoint (D) Shifts above conduction band 16. Extrinsic semiconductors have: (A) Only intrinsic carriers (B) Additional carriers due to doping (C) No carriers (D) Infinite resistivity 17. In N-type material, minority carriers are: (A) Electrons (B) Holes (C) Donor atoms (D) Neutrons 18. In P-type material, minority carriers are: (A) Holes (B) Electrons (C) Acceptors (D) Protons 19. The conductivity of an extrinsic semiconductor is: (A) Lower than intrinsic (B) Higher than intrinsic (C) Zero (D) Infinite 20. The energy band gap of silicon is approximately: (A) 0.7 eV (B) 1.1 eV (C) 1.5 eV (D) 2.0 eV 21. The energy band gap of germanium is approximately: (A) 0.66 eV (B) 1.1 eV (C) 1.5 eV (D) 2.0 eV 22. Which type of carrier dominates conduction in intrinsic semiconductors at room temperature? (A) Electrons (B) Holes (C) Both equally (D) Ions 23. Extrinsic semiconductors are classified as: (A) Only N-type (B) Only P-type (C) N-type or P-type (D) Metallic 24. Doping concentration in extrinsic semiconductors is typically: (A) 10^15 to 10^20 atoms/cm³ (B) 10^5 to 10^10 atoms/cm³ (C) 10^25 atoms/cm³ (D) 10^2 atoms/cm³ 25. Minority carrier concentration in N-type material: (A) Equal to majority carriers (B) Much less than majority carriers (C) Zero (D) Infinite 26. Minority carrier concentration in P-type material: (A) Equal to majority carriers (B) Much less than majority carriers (C) Zero (D) Infinite 27. An intrinsic semiconductor at absolute zero behaves as: (A) Conductor (B) Insulator (C) Semiconductor (D) Superconductor 28. The electrical conductivity of intrinsic semiconductors depends on: (A) Temperature only (B) Doping only (C) Both temperature and band gap (D) Magnetic field 29. The mobility of electrons in semiconductors is: (A) Higher than holes (B) Lower than holes (C) Equal to holes (D) Zero 30. The main advantage of extrinsic semiconductors is: (A) High mechanical strength (B) Controlled conductivity (C) No temperature dependence (D) No band gap Related Posts:Semiconductor Devices – MCQsSemiconductor Diodes and BJTs — MCQs – EESemiconductor Devices — MCQs – EEMicroelectronic Engineering & Semiconductor Physics Qualification related questionsMCQs Mechanics of MaterialsEngineering Materials and Fibers MCQs