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
135. If the temperature of a crystal diode increases, then leakage current
A. remains the same
B. decreases
C. increases
D. becomes zero
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
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
138. The knee voltage of a crystal diode is approximately equal to
A. applied voltage
B. breakdown voltage
C. forward voltage
D. barrier potential
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
140. When the crystal diode current is large, the bias is
A. forward
B. inverse
C. poor
D. reverse
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