A student finds a three legged device in a given mixed collection of items while performing an experiment. Which device is it?
A
Resistor
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B
Capacitor
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C
Transistor
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D
Diode
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Solution
The correct option is C Transistor The three legged device is a transistor which is defined as a setup of two p-n junctions (or may be n-p) connected together. The three legs refer to emitter, base and the collector as shown above. The symbol for n-p-n transistor is also shown here.