Reverse biasing a pn junction allows the flow of majority current.

More Questions from Diodes and Applications

• Breakdown voltage and peak inverse voltage are the same.
• A diode can be tested with an ohmmeter.
• It is not possible to use a half-wave rectifier circuit without a transformer.
• Electrons in the conduction band are the only ones that are included in the electron current flow.
• The name of the circuit in the given circuit is the ___.
• The peak inverse voltage (PIV) for the diode in the give circuit equals ___.
• The small amount of ac signal present on the output of a filtering network for a dc power supply is known as ________.
• The average value of the output voltage from the circuit in the given circuit equals ___.
• The small amount of ac signal present on the output of a filtering network for a dc power supply is known as ________.
• The average value of the half-wave rectified output voltage is approximately __________ of Vp.

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