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Posted by Keshav Sarangal 6 years, 2 months ago
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Shefu ??????? 6 years, 2 months ago
It is a special type of diode qhich works at high voltage without damaging circuit
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Yogita Ingle 6 years, 2 months ago
The semiconductor which is heavily doped to operate in reverse direction or in breakdown region.

The symbol for Zener diode is represented as below,
V-I Characteristics of Zener Diode
The diagram given below shows the V-I characteristics of the Zener diode. When the Zener diode is connected, in forward bias, diode acts as a normal diode. But Zener breakdown voltage occurs when the reverse bias voltage is greater than a predetermined voltage.

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