Essay-type Questions

Chapter 21 Electrons

(EQ)21P1

1.

(90)
Explain the use of an electron beam in a cathode ray oscilloscope. Give a diagram showing the d.c. electrical
connections but no details of the beam focusing or electronic circuits are expected.
(5 marks)

2.

(96)
(a) Draw a labelled diagram of the basic structure of a cathode-ray tube (CRT) including the electron gun, the
deflection system, the display system and a potentiometer circuit for the E.H.T. supply applied to various
parts of the CRT. (Detailed electronic circuits NOT required.)
(4 marks)
(b) (i)

Describe briefly how electrons are produced in the electron gun.

(ii) Explain how the sharpness and brightness of the trace on the screen of a CRT can be adjusted.
(iii) Explain why the inside of a CRT is coated with graphite and why it is earthed.

(c)

(i)

(6 marks)

With the aid of a graph, describe the function of the time base circuit in a CRO.

(ii) At the input select of a CRO, the input terminal for a.c., compared with that for d.c., has an extra
built-in component. Name that component and state its function.
(4 marks)
(d) A CRO can be used to measure voltages. Give TWO advantages and TWO disadvantages of using a CRO as
a voltmeter as compared with a moving-coil meter.
(2 marks)