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Electronics and Communication Engineering - Materials and Components - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Materials and Components - Section 1 (Q.No. 14)
Materials and Components
14.

Assertion (A): Silicon is less sensitive to changes in temperature than germanium.

Reason (R): Cut in voltage in silicon is less than that in germanium.

Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A
Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A
A is true but R is false
A is false but R is true
Answer: Option
Explanation:

Cut in voltage of silicon is higher than that in germanium.

Discussion:
2 comments Page 1 of 1.
Ronston said:   8 years ago
What if the reason was true then is it the proper explanation for the assertion?
Saurabh pandey said:   1 decade ago
Cut in voltage is the minimum amount of voltage which is required to operate components like for silicon diode it is 0.7 V while for Germanium Diode its 0.3 V.
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