Useful Electronic Components (VCE SSCE Physics): Flashcards
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Advantages of semiconductors over valve technology
Advantages of semiconductors over valve technology
Smaller, cheaper, more robust, and more efficient
Diode resistance when forward-biased
Diode resistance when forward-biased
Very low resistance, allows current to flow
Diode resistance when reverse-biased
Diode resistance when reverse-biased
Very high resistance, blocks current flow
Forward voltage () for silicon diodes
Forward voltage () for silicon diodes
Approximately 0.6-1.0 V
What an LED does when forward-biased
What an LED does when forward-biased
Emits light when current flows through it
LDR resistance as light intensity increases
LDR resistance as light intensity increases
Decreases exponentially
LDR resistance in darkness (0.1 lx)
LDR resistance in darkness (0.1 lx)
Approximately 10 MΩ (10,000,000 Ω)
NTC thermistor resistance as temperature increases
NTC thermistor resistance as temperature increases
Decreases exponentially
Definition of a transducer
Definition of a transducer
Device that converts one form of energy into another
Terminals used by potentiometer as potential divider
Terminals used by potentiometer as potential divider
All three terminals