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A silicon diode has a threshold voltage of 0.7 V. If an input voltage given by 2 sin (π t) is supplied to a half-wave rectifier circuit using this diode, the rectified output has a peak value of

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Important Questions on Semiconductor Electronics: Materials, Devices and Simple Circuits

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In the circuit shown assume the diode to be ideal. When V increases from 2 V to 6 V, the change in the current accross the resistor is (in mA)
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The circuits that make rippled AC to pure DC are known as
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Describe how a semiconductor diode is used as a half-wave rectifier.

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Draw the circuit diagram of a full wave rectifier. Briefly explain its working.
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Describe with a circuit diagram how ac voltage is rectified with the help of a diode.

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Why silicon diode is better compared to a germanium diode in a rectifier ?
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Draw the circuit diagrams for half-wave and full-wave rectification done with a pn- diodes. Explain the action of diodes. Draw the input and output waveforms.
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When a battery is connected to a p-type semiconductor with a metallic wire, the current in the semiconductor (predominantly), inside the metallic wire and that inside the battery respectively due to