134. The leakage current in a crystal diode is due to
A. minority carriers
B. majority carriers
C. junction capacitance
D. none of the above

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135. If the temperature of a crystal diode increases, then leakage current
A. remains the same
B. decreases
C. increases
D. becomes zero

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136. The PIV rating of a crystal diode is that of equivalent vacuum diode.
A. the same as
B. lower than
C. more than
D. none of the above

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137. If the doping level of a crystal diode is increased, the breakdown voltage
A. remains the same
B. is increased
C. is decreased
D. none of the above

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138. The knee voltage of a crystal diode is approximately equal to
A. applied voltage
B. breakdown voltage
C. forward voltage
D. barrier potential

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139. When the graph between current through and voltage across a device is a straight line, the device is referred to as
A. linear
B. active
C. nonlinear
D. passive

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140. When the crystal diode current is large, the bias is
A. forward
B. inverse
C. poor
D. reverse

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