dding R3 pulled the floating transistor base down, to prevent accidentally triggering the transistor. Afterward, the rcuit was still able to light D1 when SW1 was closed. Which answer best explains why that happened? O At 100KQ, the resistance of R3 is powerful enough to pull the base all the way down to ground, creating a path for current through D1, causing the LED to light. O R3 has 100KQ of resistance, which diverts most of the current from the rest circuit. This allows the transistor to keep control of the circuit, which keeps the base from floating and lights the LED when SW1 is closed. O Adding such high resistance between the transistor base and ground essentially insulates the transistor connection. This prevents accidental triggering of the transistor and helps the circuit function more reliably. O R3 has very high resistance, so the transistor base is only pulled down a little bit. When SW1 is closed R1 still pulls the base high enough to trigger the transistor because R1 has ten times less resistance than R3.

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R1
B1
10 kQ
PSB +
5 V
SW1
Q1
2N2222
R3
100 kQ
Transcribed Image Text:R1 B1 10 kQ PSB + 5 V SW1 Q1 2N2222 R3 100 kQ
Adding R3 pulled the floating transistor base down, to prevent accidentally triggering the transistor. Afterward, the
circuit was still able to light D1 when SW1 was closed. Which answer best explains why that happened?
O At 100KQ, the resistance of R3 is powerful enough to pull the base all the way down to ground, creating a path for current through D1, causing the
LED to light.
O R3 has 100KQ of resistance, which diverts most of the current from the rest circuit. This allows the transistor to keep control of the circuit, which
keeps the base from floating and lights the LED when SW1 is closed.
O Adding such high resistance between the transistor ba5e and ground essentially insulates the transistor connection. This prevents accidental triggering
of the transistor and helps the circuit function more reliably.
O R3 has very high resistance, so the transistor base is only pulled down a little bit. When SW1 is closed R1 still pulls the base high enough to trigger the
transistor because R1 has ten times less resistance than R3.
Transcribed Image Text:Adding R3 pulled the floating transistor base down, to prevent accidentally triggering the transistor. Afterward, the circuit was still able to light D1 when SW1 was closed. Which answer best explains why that happened? O At 100KQ, the resistance of R3 is powerful enough to pull the base all the way down to ground, creating a path for current through D1, causing the LED to light. O R3 has 100KQ of resistance, which diverts most of the current from the rest circuit. This allows the transistor to keep control of the circuit, which keeps the base from floating and lights the LED when SW1 is closed. O Adding such high resistance between the transistor ba5e and ground essentially insulates the transistor connection. This prevents accidental triggering of the transistor and helps the circuit function more reliably. O R3 has very high resistance, so the transistor base is only pulled down a little bit. When SW1 is closed R1 still pulls the base high enough to trigger the transistor because R1 has ten times less resistance than R3.
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