Lab Activity: To Draw Characteristic Curve of a Zener Diode

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Lab Activity: To Draw Characteristic Curve of a Zener Diode: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Procedure to Study Characteristic Curve of a Zener Diode, Precautions in Studying Characteristic Curve of a Zener Diode and, Principle Involved In Plotting Characteristic Curve of a Zener Diode

Important Questions on Lab Activity: To Draw Characteristic Curve of a Zener Diode

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What readings are noted down when V1 is raised to a reading of 10 V in the zener diode experiment?

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What is the purpose of displacing the contact towards the positive terminal to give reverse bias voltage in the Zener diode experiment?

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A student performing an experiment using a Zener diode found that  it is having a breakdown voltage, of 9.1 V with a maximum power dissipation of 364 mW. What is the maximum current that the diode can handle?

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A Zener diode with a maximum power of dissipation rating of 1W and a protective resistance of 100 ohms is subjected to an experiment to establish its V-I characteristic. The minimum voltage range of the DC source in the circuit is?

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During the process of drawing the characteristic curve of a Zener diode, what does the point where V0 becomes constant indicate?

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Which of the following apparatus is typically used to study the characteristic curve of a Zener diode?

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 V-I characteristics of Zener diodes are shown in the figure below. Find the power rating of the diode.

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In the given experiment to draw characteristic curve of a Zener diode, why is it necessary to maintain clean, tight, and neat connections?

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The graph illustrates a Zener diode's I-V characteristics. Which part of the characteristic curve is most relevant for its operation as a voltage regulator?

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In the characteristic curve of a Zener diode, which of the following observations is correct for the Zener breakdown region?