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Question
An incomplete sentence about transistors is given below:
The emitter−..... junction is __ and the collector−..... junction is __. The appropriate words for the dotted empty positions are, respectively,
Options
'collector' and 'base'
'base' and 'emitter'
'collector' and 'emitter'
'base' and 'base'.
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Solution
'base' and 'base'
In transistors, the emitter−base junction is forward biassed and the collector−base junction is reverse biassed. This is done to make majority carriers cross the emitter−base junction; this helps the electric current to flow through the transistor.
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