Answer to Question #294124 in Electrical Engineering for her

Question

a. What is doping?

[2 marks]

b. Describe the difference between majority and minority carriers.

[4 marks]

c. With the use if diagrams explain how a diode is connected in reverse and forward bias.

[8 marks]

d. Draw and label the characteristics curve for a silicon pn junction diode.

[5 marks]

e. Explain with the use of a diagram how a full wave rectifier converts ac current to direct current.