Semiconductor Electronics Materials Devices And Simple Circuits Ques 77

77. The input resistance of a silicon transistor is $100 $ $\Omega$. Base current is changed by $40$ $ \mu A$ which results in a change in collector current by $2 $ $mA$. This transistor is used as a common emitter amplifier with a load resistance of $4$ $ K \Omega$. The voltage gain of the amplifier is :

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(a) $2000$

(b) $3000$

(c) $4000$

(d) $1000$

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Answer:

Correct Answer: 77.(a)

Solution:

  1. (a) Voltage gain $(A_V)=\frac{V _{\text{out }}}{V _{\text{in }}}=\frac{I _{\text{out }}}{I _{\text{in }}} \times \frac{R _{\text{out }}}{R _{\text{in }}}$

$A_V=\frac{2 \times 10^{-3}}{40 \times 10^{-6}} \times \frac{4 \times 10^{3}}{100}=2 \times 100=2000$

In a common-emitter amplifier, the voltage signal obtained across the collector and the emitter is $180^{\circ}$ out of phase with the input voltage signal applied across the base and the emitter. This is indicated in the equation for $A_V$ by its negative sign.