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Electrical Engineering · Q9

Single Stage Transistor Amplifiers

Engineering and GATE · Electrical Engineering · question 9

Q9

It is generally desired that a transistor should have ___________ input impedance

A.
Low
B.
Very low
C.
High
Answer
D.
Very high

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Input impedance is like the resistance the amplifier presents to the signal source.
We generally want a high input impedance for a transistor amplifier.
Think of it this way:
A high input impedance means the amplifier doesn't load down the signal source too much.
If the input impedance is low, it would draw a significant amount of current from the source, reducing the signal strength and potentially distorting it.
Therefore, a high input impedance allows the amplifier to receive the signal with minimal disturbance to the source.