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the collector current is directly proportional to the base current

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Q: Why does collector current increase with base current?
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When a transistor is used as an amplifier increasing the base current will cause an increase in?

Increasing base current causes a proportionate increase in collector current - proportionate to hFe, unless the transistor is operated outside of linear mode.


In a npn transistor does the collector current reach an upper limit as the base current gets smaller?

No. As base current decreases, so does collector current.


Why output of common emitter amplifier is inverted?

In a common emitter amplifier, the base-emitter current causes a corresponding collector-emitter current, in the ratio of hFe (beta gain) or collector resistance over emitter resistance, which ever is less. Since this ratio is usually greater than one, the differential collector current is greater than the differential base current. This results in amplification of the base signal. As you increase the base-emitter current, the collector-emitter current also increases. This results in the collector being pulled towards the emitter, with the result that the differential collector voltage decreases. This results in inversion of the base signal.


Which is the largest of three transistor current?

Emitter current is the sum of collector current & base current , hence the largest. Base current is the smallest.


How transistor produce 180 degree phase shift?

In the common emitter configuration, a class A amplifier, an increase in base voltage (the input) leads to an increase in base-emitter current which leads to a proportionately larger increase in base collector current. That pulls the collector towards the emitter, which decreases the collector voltage. Since the collector is the output, this configuration is an inverting amplifier.