Zener diode - class-XII
Description: zener diode | |
Number of Questions: 32 | |
Created by: Niharika Sharma | |
Tags: electronic devices semiconductor electronics: materials, devices and simple circuits physics |
A zener regulated power supply consists of a $9 V $ battery connected in series with a and a zener diode. The zener diode maintains a constant voltage drop of $4V $ The current drawn by the load resistance will be :
Zener breakdown takes place if:
If, a Zener diode ($V _z = 5V$ and $I _z = 10 mA$) is connected in series with a resistance and 20 V is applied across the combination, then the maximum resistance one can use without spoiling zener action is
The main cause of Zener breakdown is
The main cause of avalanche breakdown is
The avalanche breakdown in p-n junction is due to
A Zener diode
The current flow in a Zener diode is mainly due to
Zener diode works on
Zener diode acts as a/an
A zener diode can be used as
At breakdown voltage, the rate of creation of hole-electron pairs is _____ leading to the _______ in current.
Which of these is the best description of a Zener diode ?
Zener-diode is used in.
Zener diode is a voltage regulation device.
If the series resistance decreases in an unloaded zener regulator, the zener current
Zener diodes with breakdown voltage ranging over 2V- 200 V are commercially available. Breakdown voltage of a zener diode
The load voltage is approximately constant when a zener diode is
A zener diode is specified as having a breakdown voltage of $9.1 V$, with a maximum power dissipation of $364 \ mW$. What is the maximum current the diode can handle?
In a zener regulated power supply of a zener diode with $V _z$ = 6V is used for regulation. The load current is to be 4 mA and the unregulated input is 10 V. The value of series resistor $R _s$ is
If the revers bias voltage applied to a p-n junction diode is increased, its barrier capacitance would:
In a zener diode, break down occurs in reverse bias due to
Two capacitors each having capacitance C and breakdown voltage V are joined in series. The capacitance and the breakdown voltage of the combination will be
What is the order of the reverse saturation current before breakdown in a Zener diode
The number of minority carriers crossing the junction of a diode depends primarily on the :
Select and write the correct option from the options given in each question:
Optical Detector is:
Which of the following is/are true regarding breakdown voltage of Zener diode?
Which of the following semi-conducting devices is used as voltage regulator?
What is true about the breakdown voltage in a zener diode?
When the source voltage increases in a zener regulator, which of these currents remains approximately constant?
If the load resistance decreases in a zener regulator, the zener current