Science (English Medium) इयत्ता १२ - CBSE Important Questions for Physics

(i) Explain with the help of a diagram the formation of depletion region and barrier potential in a pn junction.

Why is a zener diode considered as a special purpose semiconductor diode?

Answer the following question.
Three photodiodes D1, D2, and D3 are made of semiconductors having band gaps of 2.5 eV, 2 eV, and 3 eV respectively. Which of them will not be able to detect light of wavelength 600 nm? 

Answer the following question.
Why photodiodes are required to operate in reverse bias? Explain.

Explain the formation of the barrier potential in a p-n junction.

Pieces of copper and of silicon are initially at room temperature. Both are heated to temperature T. The conductivity of ______.

Answer the following giving reasons:

A p-n junction diode is damaged by a strong current.

Answer the following giving reasons:

Impurities are added to intrinsic semiconductors.

During the formation of a p-n junction ______.

Explain the terms Attenuation used in Communication System.

Explain any two factors that justify the need of modulating a low-frequency signal.

How is amplitude modulation achieved?

The frequencies of two side bands in an AM wave are 640 kHz and 660 kHz respectively. Find the frequencies of carrier and modulating signal. What is the bandwidth required for amplitude modulation?

Write two advantages of frequency modulation over amplitude modulation.

Define the term modulation. Draw a block diagram of a simple modulator for obtaining AM signal ?

Write three important factors which justify the need of modulating a message signal. Show diagrammatically how an amplitude modulated wave is obtained when a modulating signal is superimposed on a carrier wave.

In the given block diagram of a receiver, identify the boxes labeled as X and Y and write their functions.

Given modulation index physical significance .For an amplitude modulated wave, the maximum amplitude is found to be 10 V while the minimum amplitude is 2 V. Determine the modulation index μ ?

What do you mean by bandwidth of a signal? Give its importance. 

Differentiate between Analog and Digital communication.