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    RA2111003010562 Physics Assignment 2

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    Experiment 2 aims to determine the band gap of a thermistor material using a post office box apparatus. The experiment uses Wheatstone's bridge principle to measure the resistance of the thermistor at different temperatures. A graph of 1/T versus the logarithm of resistance is plotted, from which the slope and thus the band gap in electronvolts can be calculated using given formulas and constants. Students are asked to record resistance measurements, construct the graph, determine the slope, and calculate the band gap.

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    Experiment 2 aims to determine the band gap of a thermistor material using a post office box apparatus. The experiment uses Wheatstone's bridge principle to measure the resistance of the thermistor at different temperatures. A graph of 1/T versus the logarithm of resistance is plotted, from which the slope and thus the band gap in electronvolts can be calculated using given formulas and constants. Students are asked to record resistance measurements, construct the graph, determine the slope, and calculate the band gap.

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    Experiment 2 aims to determine the band gap of a thermistor material using a post office box apparatus. The experiment uses Wheatstone's bridge principle to measure the resistance of the thermistor at different temperatures. A graph of 1/T versus the logarithm of resistance is plotted, from which the slope and thus the band gap in electronvolts can be calculated using given formulas and constants. Students are asked to record resistance measurements, construct the graph, determine the slope, and calculate the band gap.

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    Experiment 2

    Band Gap Determination using Post Office Box


    Aim

    To find the band gap of the material of the given thermistor using post office box.
    Apparatus Required
    Thermistor, thermometer, post office box, power supply, galvanometer, insulating coil
    and glass beakers.
    Principle and formulae

    (1) Wheatstone’s Principle for balancing a network P = R


    Q S
    Of the four resistances, if three resistances are known and one is unknown, the unknown
    resistance can be calculated.
    (2) The band gap for semiconductors is given by,
     2.303loge RT 
    Eg = 2k  
     
    where k = Boltzmann constant = 1.38  10 – 23 J /K
    RT = Resistance at T K
    Table: To find the resistance of the thermistor at different temperatures
    Resistance of
    Temp. of the
    1 Resistance Resistance Resistance thermistor 2.303
    thermistor
    T in P in Q in R P log10 RT
    T = t+273 RT = R
    Q
    K -1
    K ohm ohm Ohm ohm ohm
    305 0.00327869 10 10 946 946 6.8524
    310 0.00322581 10 10 740 740 6.6078
    318 0.00314465 10 10 528 528 6.2702
    328 0.00304878 10 10 400 400 5.9925
    333 0.00300300 10 10 360 360 5.8871
    343 0.00291545 10 10 300 300 5.7048
    353 0.00283286 10 10 259 259 5.5578
    358 0.00279330 10 10 200 200 5.2992
    363 0.00275482 10 10 179 179 5.1883
    371 0.00269542 10 10 173 173 5.1541
    dy
    2.303 log RT

    dx

    1/T (K )-1

    Model Graph
    Observation
    1
    A graph is drawn between in X axis and 2.303 log RT in Y axis where T is the
    T
    temperature in K and RT is the resistance of the thermistor at T K.
    From graph, slope = (dy / dx) = ……
    Band gap (Eg) = 2k  slope of the graph = 2k  ( dy )
    dx
    where K = Boltzman’s constant.

    Assignment Question:

    1. By using the readings in the tabular coloum (RT), calculate the 2.303 x 1og10 RT
    and enter the values in minimum four decimal points in the last coloum of the
    tabular coloum in your observation note book.

    1
    2. Draw the graph between in X axis and 2.303 log10 RT in Y axis, where T is
    T

    the temperature in K and RT is the resistance of the thermistor at T K. From


    the graph find out slope dy/dx.

    3. By using the slope value, calculate the band gap of the given thermistor and
    write the result in terms eV.

    Finally, submit the scanned copy of your observation note book in GCR on
    (or) before THREE working days from the date of experiment.

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