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Diodes and rectifiers

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what is a diodes function

a)

allows current to flow in one direction

b)

allows current to flow in two directions

c)

is a resistor

2.

when a Diode is used as a half wave rectifier ....

a)

It rectifies only one half of the input AC signal

b)

It rectifies both the halves of the input AC signal

3.

Which image shows the output of a sine-wave after it has gone through a diode? (Half-wave rectified)

a)
b)
c)
d)
4.

Which component of a circuit is used to measure current?

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.

The function of rectifier is

a)

To increase or decrease the AC voltage in a circuit

b)

Converting the AC voltage into pulse DC voltage

c)

Smooth out the ripple contained in the pulses of pulse DC voltage

d)

Maintain a constant DC voltage output across a load

6.

The number of diodes used to build a bridge rectifier

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

7.

The applied input a.c. power to a half-wave rectifier is 100 watts. The d.c. output power obtained is 40 watts. What is the rectification efficiency ?

a)

40%

b)

60%

c)

80%

d)

90%

8.

Efficiency of a centre tapped full wave rectifier is _________

a) 50%

b) 46%

c) 70%

d) 81.2%

a)

50%

b)

46%

c)

70%

d)

81.2%

9.

The two legs of the diode are ________________ and _______________

(a)  

10.

The voltage found in the depletion zone of a diode is...

(a)