MCQ
The load voltage is approximately constant when a zener diode is:
- AForward$-$biased
- BReverse$-$biased
- ✓Operating in the breakdown region
- DUnbiased
✓
Answer
Correct option: C.
Operating in the breakdown region
The zener voltage will be a constant only when it is operating in the breakdown region.
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