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Semiconductor Electronics: Materials, Devices and Simple CircuitsApplication of Junction Diode as a Rectifier2 marksRemembervery short answer
CBSE 2022 · Region 4 · Set 2 · Q2
Name the device which converts an ac input signal into a dc output signal. Write the principle of working of the device.
Name the device which converts an ac input signal into a dc output signal. Write the principle of working of the device.
Marking-scheme solution
Rectifier
The unidirectional property of a diode makes it suitable for reflection.
Alternatively: The diode conducts when forward biased and does not conduct when reverse biasedAll Semiconductor Electronics: Materials, Devices and Simple Circuits questions2022 question paperNCERT solutions: Semiconductor Electronics: Materials, Devices and Simple CircuitsPractice Semiconductor Electronics: Materials, Devices and Simple Circuits →
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