A characteristic curve is the result of a current versus voltage plot of diode a

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Question
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

1. 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

2. 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

4. 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

6. 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)