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    1. A silicon diode was used to determine Boltzmann's constant by measuring the forward bias current-voltage characteristics. The diode was connected in a circuit with a variable power supply providing voltages from 0.624V to 0.635V. 2. The forward bias current was measured at each voltage and recorded in a table. By plotting the natural log of the current versus voltage, the slope of the line gives a value for Boltzmann's constant. 3. Experimentally, the slope yielded a value of k=1.619x10-23 JK-1 which agrees with the accepted value, validating the method.

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    1. A silicon diode was used to determine Boltzmann's constant by measuring the forward bias current-voltage characteristics. The diode was connected in a circuit with a variable power supply providing voltages from 0.624V to 0.635V. 2. The forward bias current was measured at each voltage and recorded in a table. By plotting the natural log of the current versus voltage, the slope of the line gives a value for Boltzmann's constant. 3. Experimentally, the slope yielded a value of k=1.619x10-23 JK-1 which agrees with the accepted value, validating the method.

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    1. A silicon diode was used to determine Boltzmann's constant by measuring the forward bias current-voltage characteristics. The diode was connected in a circuit with a variable power supply providing voltages from 0.624V to 0.635V. 2. The forward bias current was measured at each voltage and recorded in a table. By plotting the natural log of the current versus voltage, the slope of the line gives a value for Boltzmann's constant. 3. Experimentally, the slope yielded a value of k=1.619x10-23 JK-1 which agrees with the accepted value, validating the method.

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