With a 12 V supply, a silicon diode, and a 370-ohm resistor in series, what volt

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Question
With a 12 V supply, a silicon diode, and a 370-ohm resistor in series, what voltage will be dropped across the diode?
Options
A. 0.3 V
B. 0.7 V
C. 0.9 V
D. 1.4 V

Correct Answer

0.7 V

1. When checking a diode, low resistance readings both ways indicate the diode is:
Options
A. open
B. satisfactory
C. faulty
D. not the problem

Correct Answer: faulty

Correct Answer: small current package, large current package, clip package

3. If a 169.7 V half-wave peak has an average voltage of 54 V, what is the average of two full-wave peaks?
Options
A. 119.9 V
B. 108.0 V
C. 115.7 V
D. 339.4 V

Correct Answer: 108.0 V

Correct Answer: due to current passing through the diode

5. At any given time in an intrinsic piece of semiconductor material at room temperature
Options
A. electrons drift randomly
B. recombination occurs
C. holes are created
D. All of the above

Correct Answer: All of the above

6. A characteristic curve is the result of a current versus voltage plot of diode activity, which begins at the:
Options
A. 3rd quadrant
B. current plot
C. graph origin
D. voltage plot

Correct Answer: graph origin

7. What circuit activity may shift a characteristic curve so that diode operating points are different?
Options
A. higher power (heat)
B. higher resistance
C. lower voltage
D. lower current

Correct Answer: higher power (heat)