Q. With a 12 V supply, a silicon diode, and a 370-ohm resistor in series, what voltage will be dropped across the diode?

A
0.3 V
B
0.7 V
C
0.9 V
D
1.4 V
Solution:

The barrier potential for silicon is 0.7v and for germanium is 0.3v.

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