In a transistor circuit, when the base current is increased by 50 micro-amperes keeping the collector…

In a transistor circuit, when the base current is increased by 50 micro-amperes keeping the collector voltage fixed at 2 volts, the collector current increases by $1 \mathrm{~mA}$. The current gain of the transistor is
  1. $20$
  2. $40$
  3. $60$
  4. $80$

Solution

Increase in base current $ \Delta I_b=50 \mu \mathrm{A} $ Increase in collector current $\Delta I_c=1 \mathrm{~mA}$ Current gain $\beta=\frac{\Delta I_c}{\Delta I_b}=\frac{1 \times 10^{-3}}{50 \times 10^{-6}}=\frac{10^3}{50}=20$

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2002

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