Vacuum Tubes

1. The process by which free electrons are emitted from the metal surface when external heat
energy is applied is called

Secondary electron emission

Thermionic emission

Photoelectric emission

Electric field electron emission

2. Vacuum diode allows electric current in

Both directions

Only one direction

3. The vacuum tetrode consists of

2 electrodes

6 electrodes

5 electrodes

4 electrodes

4. The vacuum pentode consists of

7 electrodes

2 electrodes

5 electrodes

3 electrodes
5. The process by which free electrons are emitted from the metal surface when external light
energy is applied is called

Thermionic emission

Secondary electron emission

Photoelectric emission

Electric field electron emission

6. The process by which free electrons are emitted from the metal surface is called

Proton emission

Anode emission

Cathode emission

Electron emission

7. The electronic device which controls the flow of electrons in vacuum is called

Sensor

Speaker

Transformer

Vacuum tube

8. The minimum amount of energy required to emit free electrons from metal surface is called

Threshold function

Electron function

Metal function

Work function
9. Which electron emission occurs when high speed electrons hits free electrons in the metal is
called

Electric field electron emission

Infrared emission

Secondary electron emission

Primary electron emission

10. Which of the following material emits free electrons in vacuum tubes?

Ion

Cathode

Anode

Insulator

11. Which of the following engineering branch is formed after the invention of vacuum tubes?

Electrical engineering

Electronics engineering

Computer engineering

Radio engineering

12. Which of the following material collects free electrons in vacuum tubes?

Cathode

Pentode

Anode

Silicon
13. The vacuum diode allows electric current when

Positive terminal of the battery is connected to cathode and negative terminal of the battery
is connected to anode

Positive terminal of the battery is connected to anode and negative terminal of the battery
is connected to cathode

14. The vacuum diode consists of

2 electrodes

1 electrode

3 electrodes

4 electrodes

15. The vacuum triode consists of

5 electrodes

2 electrodes

3 electrodes

4 electrodes