Syllabus content and objectives
Official WAEC Applied Electricity or Basic Electricity outline · Section B (For candidates in Ghana only)
Content
Theory, Diode, Transistor
Objective
Properties of semiconductor materials; differences between N-type and P-type. PN junction diode, barrier potential, forward/reverse bias, characteristics, and applications. Bipolar transistors (NPN/PNP; CC, CB, CE configurations; operation, characteristics). Unipolar transistors (JFET P-channel/N-channel operation). Semiconductor devices (diac, triac, SCR, LED, Zener diode, phototransistor). Simple integrated circuits and their uses.
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