Home
Class 12
PHYSICS
In order to rectify an alternating curre...

In order to rectify an alternating current one uses a

A

thermocouple

B

diode

C

triode

D

transistor

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

The correct Answer is:
b
A diode is used to rectify an alternating current.
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • SEMICONDUCTOR ELECTRONICS

    FULL MARKS|Exercise Additional Question (Short Answer Questions)|22 Videos

  • SEMICONDUCTOR ELECTRONICS

    FULL MARKS|Exercise Additional Question (Long Answer Questions.)|3 Videos

  • SEMICONDUCTOR ELECTRONICS

    FULL MARKS|Exercise Textual Evaluation Solved (Numerical Problems)|5 Videos

  • SAMPLE PAPER-8

    FULL MARKS|Exercise PART-IV|10 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

An alternating current has

alternating current can be measured by

Calculate the instantaneous value at 60o, average value and RMS value of an alternating current whose peak value is 20 A.

A capacitor is connected to an alternating- current source. Is there a magnetic field between the plates ?

Devices which is used to convert high alternating current to low alternating current is …………………

FULL MARKS-SEMICONDUCTOR ELECTRONICS-Additional question(M. C.Q)
  1. The coordination number for a bcc crystal is

    Text Solution

    |

  2. If the forward voltage in a diode is increased the width of the deplet...

    Text Solution

    |

  3. In order to rectify an alternating current one uses a

    Text Solution

    |

  4. Why is there sudden increase in current in Zener diode?

    Text Solution

    |

  5. In a transistor

    Text Solution

    |

  6. Let ie ,ie and ib represent emitter current, collector current and the...

    Text Solution

    |

  7. In common - emitter amplifier the ratio (IC)/(IE) 0.98. The current ga...

    Text Solution

    |

  8. The gate for which output is high, if atleast one input is low?

    Text Solution

    |

  9. An oscillator is nothing but an amplifier with

    Text Solution

    |

  10. Crystalline solid are

    Text Solution

    |

  11. Which among the following is an amorphous solid ?

    Text Solution

    |

  12. Energy required to break one band in DNA is

    Text Solution

    |

  13. An intrinsic semiconductor, at the absolute zero temperature, behaves ...

    Text Solution

    |

  14. In a semiconducting material the mobilities of electrons and holes are...

    Text Solution

    |

  15. In a pure semiconductor crystal, if current flows due to breakage of c...

    Text Solution

    |

  16. Which of the following, when added as an impurity into the silicon, pr...

    Text Solution

    |

  17. In n-type semiconductors, majority charge carriers are

    Text Solution

    |

  18. In p-type semiconductor,

    Text Solution

    |

  19. The potential barrier in the depletion layer is due to

    Text Solution

    |

  20. When a p-n diode is reverse biased, then

    Text Solution

    |