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Physics Activity 3

This document provides instructions to identify common electronic components including a diode, LED, transistor, integrated circuit (IC), resistor, and capacitor. Key identifying features are the number of terminals or legs (diodes and LEDs have two, transistors have three, ICs have more than three) and how they conduct current (diodes only allow current in one direction, resistors allow bidirectional current, capacitors do not allow DC current). The conclusion lists these identifying characteristics in two tables to allow differentiation of the components based on terminals or current flow behavior.

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Physics Activity 3

This document provides instructions to identify common electronic components including a diode, LED, transistor, integrated circuit (IC), resistor, and capacitor. Key identifying features are the number of terminals or legs (diodes and LEDs have two, transistors have three, ICs have more than three) and how they conduct current (diodes only allow current in one direction, resistors allow bidirectional current, capacitors do not allow DC current). The conclusion lists these identifying characteristics in two tables to allow differentiation of the components based on terminals or current flow behavior.

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AIM :-

To identify a diode, an LED, a transistor, an IC, a resistor, and


a capacitor from a mixed collection of such items.
MATERIALS REQUIRED :-
A collection of a diode, an LED, a transistor, an IC, a resistor,
a capacitor and a multimeter.
THEORY :-
For identification of different items from a collection, we
have to consider both, their appearance and working.
1. A diode : A diode is a semi conducting device which
has two terminals. It conducts only when it is in forward
biased and it does not conduct when reverse biased.

2. A light emitting diode (LED) : It is a


two terminals device, which gives
out light when electric current
passes through it. A diode and a
LED both allow the flow of current
in one direction only.
3. A resistor : It is also a two terminals device. It conducts
direct current and alternating current both. A resistor
can conduct equally even when the terminals of the
battery connected across it are reversed.

4. A capacitor : It is also a two terminals device but it does


not allow direct current (dc) to flow through it but stores
some charge when dc voltage is applied. It conducts
alternating current.

5. A transistor : It is a three terminals device (emitter, base


and collector). It has three legs so that it may be
identified by the appearance only.
6. An IC (integrated circuit) : In integrated circuit many
circuits are integrated in one chip. ICs are obtained by
a complex procedure involving diffusion, oxidation,
photolithography, metallisation, etc. It is a multiterminal
component . Most of IC packages have flat back. The
tips of its leg are thinner than the tops.
IC is the component which has a flat back, a large
number of legs, made of flat metal strips.

CONCLUSION/RESULT :-
All the items in the mixed collections have been identified
and the result may be summed up as in the table given
below.

TABLE FOR IDENTIFICATION OF COMPONENTS WITH THE HELP


OF TERMINALS :-

S.No. No. of terminals/legs Devices


1. More than three IC
2. Three Transistor
3. Two Diode, LED, resistor and
capacitor
TABLE FOR IDENTIFICATION OF COMPONENTS WITH THE HELP
OF CURRENT FLOW :-

S.No. No. of terminals/legs Devices


1. Unidirectional with no
Diode
Light emission
2. Unidirectional with light LED
emission
3. Current in both direction
Resistor
(steady)
4. No flow of direct current Capacitor
in any way

PRECAUTIONS :-
1. Connections should be clean and tight.
2. Strong current should not be passed through the
components.
3. Polarity should be reversed for identifying the items,
e.g., diode, LED, etc.
4. Students must handle the multimeter carefully since it is
very sensitive.

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