Home
Class 12
PHYSICS
Zener diode is used for...

Zener diode is used for

A

Producing oscillations in an oscillator

B

Amplification

C

Stabilisation

D

Rectification

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

The correct Answer is:
C
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • SEMICONDUCTOR ELECTRONICS (MATERIAL, DEVICES AND SIMPLE CIRUITS )

    AAKASH INSTITUTE|Exercise Assignment SECTION - D (Assertion & reason type Question)|10 Videos

  • SEMICONDUCTOR ELECTRONICS (MATERIAL, DEVICES AND SIMPLE CIRUITS )

    AAKASH INSTITUTE|Exercise Assignment section -B (Objective Type Question)|24 Videos

  • RAY OPTICS AND OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS

    AAKASH INSTITUTE|Exercise ASSIGNMENT (SECTION - D)|16 Videos

  • SEMICONDUCTOR ELECTRONICS: MATERIALS, DEVICES AND SIMPLE CIRCUITS

    AAKASH INSTITUTE|Exercise Assignment (Section-D (Assertion and reason))|5 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

Assertion : Zener diode is used to obtain voltage regulation Reason : When Zener diode is operated in reverse bias, after a certain voltage (breakdown voltage) the current suddenly increases.

Zener diode is used as

Assertion (A): Zener diode is used as a voltage regulator. Reason (R ): Zener diode operated in reverse biased condition.

Zener diode is used in reverse bias. When its reverse bias is increased, how does the thickness of the depletion layer change?

A Zener diode

Zener-diode is used as:

In the given circuit the current through Zener Diode is close to :

AAKASH INSTITUTE-SEMICONDUCTOR ELECTRONICS (MATERIAL, DEVICES AND SIMPLE CIRUITS )-Assignment section -C (Previous years type question)
  1. A forward biased diode is

    Text Solution

    |

  2. Application of a forward biase to a p-n junction:

    Text Solution

    |

  3. Zener diode is used for

    Text Solution

    |

  4. Carbon, silicon and germanium atoms have four valence electrons each. ...

    Text Solution

    |

  5. Choose the only false statement from the following :

    Text Solution

    |

  6. Copper has face centred cubic (fc c) lattice with interatomic spacing ...

    Text Solution

    |

  7. The cations and anions are arranged n alternate form in:

    Text Solution

    |

  8. In semiconductors at a room temperature

    Text Solution

    |

  9. In good conductors of electricity, the type of bonding that exists is

    Text Solution

    |

  10. In an insulator, the forbidden energy gap between the valence band and...

    Text Solution

    |

  11. In a p-n junction depletion region has a thickness of the order of

    Text Solution

    |

  12. Pure Si at 300 K has equal electron (n(e)) and hole (n(h)) concentrati...

    Text Solution

    |

  13. In a reverse biased p-n junction, when the applied bias voltages is eq...

    Text Solution

    |

  14. In the case of forward biasing of PN-junction, which one of the follow...

    Text Solution

    |

  15. When arsenic is added as an impurity to silicon, the resulting materia...

    Text Solution

    |

  16. To obtain a P-type germanium semiconductor, it must be dopped with

    Text Solution

    |

  17. The cause of the potential barrier in a p-n diode is:

    Text Solution

    |

  18. A semiconducting device is connected in a series circuit with a batter...

    Text Solution

    |

  19. p-n junction diode can be used as

    Text Solution

    |

  20. In p-type semiconductor, the major charge carriers are:

    Text Solution

    |