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14. Semicondutor electronics — Physics STD 12 Science — Question

CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 SciencePhysics14. Semicondutor electronics1 Mark
MCQ
Choose the correct statement about Zener diode
  • ✓
    It works as a voltage regulator in reverse bias and behaves like simple pn junction diode in forward bias.
  • B
    It works as a voltage regulator in both forward and reverse bias.
  • C
    It works a voltage regulator only in forward bias.
  • D
    It works as a voltage regulator in forward bias and behaves like simple pn junction diode in reverse bias.
✓

Answer

Correct option: A.
It works as a voltage regulator in reverse bias and behaves like simple pn junction diode in forward bias.
a
Woks as voltage regulator in reverse bias and as simple $P-n$ junction in forward bias.

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