BCECE Medical BCECE Medical Solved Papers-2007

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    In a common-base circuit of a transistor, current amplification factor is 0.95. The base current when emitter current is 2 mA, will be

    A)  0.2 mA        

    B)  0.1 mA

    C)  0.002 mA      

    D)  none of these

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    Key Idea: Current amplification factor or current gain is Just the ratio of collector current to emitter current. In a common-base configuration of a transistor circuit Current gain,\[\alpha =\frac{collector\text{ }current}{emitter\text{ }current}=\frac{{{i}_{C}}}{{{i}_{E}}}\] \[\Rightarrow \] \[{{i}_{C}}=0.95\times 2\times {{10}^{-3}}A=1.9\,mA\] Also emitter current is sum of base current and collector current Also, \[{{i}_{B}}={{I}_{E}}-{{i}_{C}}=2-1.9=1.9\,\,mA\] Note: Base current is very less than emitter current.


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