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Here are the solutions to the electronics questions. a) Draw the circuit symbol and the truth table of an OR gate. The circuit symbol for an OR gate is: Input A D Output Y Input B The truth table for an OR gate is: | Input A | Input B | Output Y | | :-----: | :-----: | :------: | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | b) The diagram below shows a circuit which has a transistor whose current amplification, h_fe, is 100. i) For a base-emitter voltage of 0.7 V, calculate the base current and the emitter current when the input voltage V_i is 2.0 V. Step 1: Calculate the base current (I_B). Given: V_i = 2.0 V, V_BE = 0.7 V, R_B = 5 k = 5000 . Using Kirchhoff's Voltage Law in the base-emitter loop: V_i - I_B R_B - V_BE = 0 I_B R_B = V_i - V_BE I_B = V_i - V_BER_B I_B = 2.0 V - 0.7 V5000 I_B = 1.3 V5000 I_B = 0.00026 A I_B = 260 × 10^-6 A I_B = 260 Step 2: Calculate the emitter current (I_E). Given: h_fe = 100. The collector current is I_C = h_fe I_B. The emitter current is I_E = I_B + I_C = I_B + h_fe I_B = (1 + h_fe) I_B. I_E = (1 + 100) × 260 I_E = 101 × 260 I_E = 26260 I_E = 26.26 mA The base current is 260 and the emitter current is 26.26 mA. ii) What is the output voltage, V_o? Step 1: Calculate the collector current (I_C). I_C = h_fe I_B I_C = 100 × 260 I_C = 26000 I_C = 26 mA Step 2: Calculate the output voltage (V_o). Given: V_CC = +9 V, R_C = 100 . Using Kirchhoff's Voltage Law in the collector-emitter loop: V_o = V_CC - I_C R_C V_o = 9 V - (26 × 10^-3 A × 100 ) V_o = 9 V - 2.6 V V_o = 6.4 V The output voltage is 6.4 V. c) Figure 4(a) shows a transistor circuit in the CE arrangement. The input voltage (V_P) is varied using the potential divider, P. The corresponding output voltage (V_o) is shown graphically in figure 4(b). For this circuit to be used as an alternating voltage amplifier, the input voltage must be fixed at a suitable value by adjusting P. i) What is the most suitable value for this fixed input voltage, explain your answer. The most suitable value for the fixed input voltage (V_P) is the quiescent point (Q-point) in the linear region of the transistor's operation. From Figure 4(b), the linear region where the output voltage changes significantly and linearly with the input voltage is approximately between V_P = 0.8 V and V_P = 1.2 V. The midpoint of this region, which allows for maximum undistorted output swing, is V_P = 1.0 V. The most suitable value for the fixed input voltage is 1.0 V. This value places the transistor in the middle of its linear operating region, allowing for maximum undistorted amplification of an AC signal. ii) What is the use of the capacitor C? Capacitor C is a coupling capacitor. Its purpose is to block the DC component of the input signal, allowing only the AC signal to pass to the base of the transistor. This ensures that the DC bias point of the transistor, set for amplification, remains stable and is not affected by the input signal source. d) A sinusoidal alternating voltage of amplitude 0.5 V is superimposed on this fixed voltage. i) What will the amplitude of the output voltage be? Step 1: Determine the range of the input voltage. The fixed input voltage is 1.0 V (from part c(i)). A sinusoidal AC voltage of amplitude 0.5 V is superimposed on it. So, the input voltage V_P will vary from 1.0 V - 0.5 V = 0.5 V to 1.0 V + 0.5 V = 1.5 V. Step 2: Find the corresponding output voltage range from Figure 4(b). When V_P = 0.5 V, the output voltage V_o ≈ 1.8 V. When V_P = 1.5 V, the output voltage V_o ≈ 0.2 V. Step 3: Calculate the amplitude of the output voltage. The peak-to-peak output voltage is the difference between the maximum and minimum output voltages: V_o, peak-to-peak = 1.8 V - 0.2 V = 1.6 V The amplitude of the output voltage is half of the peak-to-