
What is the application of reverse breakdown of diode.
Important Questions on Electronics and Communication
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Which one of the following is correct?





Take the breakdown voltage of the zener diode used in the given circuit as . For the input voltage shown in the figure below, the time variation of the output voltage is: (Graphs drawn are schematic and not to the scale)


Two Zener diodes ( and ) having breakdown voltages of and respectively, are connected as shown in the circuit below. The output voltage variation with input voltage linearly increasing with time, is given by ()

Identify the semiconductor devices whose characteristics are given below, in the order :

A A.C. supply is connected between points and as shown in figure what will be the potential difference across the capacitor?

The value of the resistor, , needed in the DC voltage regulator circuit shown here, equals:




Avalanche breakdown is primarily dependent upon the phenomenon of:

In the given circuit, The current through battery is


In the following circuit diagram, the current through the battery is

What will be the current flowing through the resistor in the circuit shown, where the breakdown voltage of the Zener is

Two - photodiodes are fabricated from semiconductors with band gap of and respectively.
Choose the correct statement from the following.


and diodes start conducting at and respectively. In the following figure if diode connection are reversed, the value of changes by: (assume that the Ge diode has large breakdown voltage)

Draw circuit diagram for a junction to obtain reverse bias characteristic curves. Explain the phenomenon of reverse breakdown for a junction in reverse bias state by following process-
Zener breakdown

