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  • The PIV rating of a diode in a full-wave bridge rectifier is more than that required for a full-wave center-tapped configuration.


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    • 1. An LED can be tested with an ohmmeter.

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    • 2. The diode's characteristic curve shows that current increases when voltage increases.

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    • 3. The troubleshooting process for a typical dc power supply contains four steps.

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    • 4. A zener diode has a larger breakdown voltage than a diode.

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    • 5. The number of electrons in a stable atom is the same as the number of protons in its nucleus.

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    • 6. Dark current is a small reverse current that flows in a photodiode that is receiving no light.

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    • 7. A rectifying diode can change ac voltage to dc voltage.

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    • 8. The positive lead of a diode is the cathode.

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    • 9. A reverse biased diode will act as an open switch.

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    • 10. Doping semiconductive material is the process of putting a small amount of pentavalent or trivalent atoms in with tetravalent atoms.

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