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Advanced Qualification · A-002 Advanced components and circuits · A-002-007-004

In the common base amplifier, when the input and output signals are compared:

  1. Athe output signal lags the input signal by 90 degrees
  2. Bthe output signals leads the input signal by 90 degrees
  3. Cthe signals are 180 degrees out of phase
  4. Dthe signals are in phase

Correct answer: D — the signals are in phase. From the official ISED question bank, verified word for word.

Why

In a common base amplifier, the signal enters at the emitter and leaves at the collector, meaning when the input voltage rises, the output voltage also rises immediately without flipping. The full explanation — and one for every question — is in Pro.

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