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Why are field-effect transistors called unipolar?
AOne carrier type conducts
BThey run on DC only
CThey have one junction
DThey use one terminal
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. One carrier type conducts
A FET conducts through either electrons or holes, never both, so it is unipolar.
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