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A Colpitts uses \( C_{1} = 100 \ \mathrm{pF} \) and \( C_{2} = 1000 \ \mathrm{pF} \). Its feedback fraction is about

  • A.10, being the ratio of the larger to the smaller
  • B.0.5
  • C.0.1
  • D.0.9, being the ratio of the larger to the sum

Answer: C

The fraction returned is set by the capacitor ratio:

\[ \beta = \frac{C_{1}}{C_{2}} = \frac{100}{1000} = 0.1 \]

giving 0.1, so the amplifier must supply a gain of at least ten. Inverting the ratio gives ten, which would be a fraction greater than one and is impossible for a passive divider. Checking that a computed fraction lies below one is a quick test that catches the inversion immediately.

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