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Q.The DC base current of the transistor is 10μ\muA. Calculate the AC resistance of the emitter diode of Silicon transistor. Given β\beta=100

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Find the emitter current from β\beta and the base current, then apply re′=26 mV/IEr_e' = 26\,\text{mV}/I_E to get re′=26 Ωr_e' = 26\,\Omega.

For a small AC signal the emitter diode does not rectify but simply offers an AC resistance re′r_e'. For a silicon transistor the thermal voltage is 26 mV, so re′=26 mV/IEr_e' = 26\,\text{mV}/I_E (for germanium it would be 52 mV/IE52\,\text{mV}/I_E). The emitter current follows from the base current through the current gain β\beta.

Given: β=100\beta = 100, IB=10 μAI_B = 10\,\mu\text{A}.

Step 1 — collector current:

IC=βIB=100×10 μA=1 mAI_C = \beta I_B = 100 \times 10\,\mu\text{A} = 1\,\text{mA}

Step 2 — emitter current. Since IE≈ICI_E \approx I_C:

IE=1 mAI_E = 1\,\text{mA}

Step 3 — AC resistance of the emitter diode (silicon):

re′=26 mVIE=26 mV1 mA=26 Ωr_e' = \frac{26\,\text{mV}}{I_E} = \frac{26\,\text{mV}}{1\,\text{mA}} = 26\,\Omega

[!ANSWER]

AC resistance of the emitter diode re′=26 Ωr_e' = 26\,\Omega.

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