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A rectifier circuit
A mixer circuit
A digital frequency display
An oscillator circuit
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About 0.3 V
About 0.6 V
About 1.0 V
Dependent on the avalanche voltage
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Is negative relative to the cathode voltage
Is positive relative to the cathode voltage
Is the same as the cathode voltage
Alternates between positive and negative relative to the cathode voltage
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455 kHz
886 kHz
14.00 MHz
1.129 MHz
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A rectifier diode
A PIN diode
An IMPATT diode
None of the above
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The ac voltage applied to the panel
The total surface area of all the cells in the panel
The angle at which the sunlight strikes the cells
The intensity of the sunlight that strikes the cells
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Gunn diode
Varactor diode
Rectifier diode
Laser diode
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A Gunn diode
An optoisolator
A photovoltaic cell
A PIN diode
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Is used in power supplies
Is employed in some radio receivers
Is used to generate microwave RF signals
Changes dc into ac
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Microwave communications device
Low-frequency RF detector
High-voltage rectifier
Signal mixer or frequency divider
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Forward breakover voltage
Peak forward voltage
Avalanche voltage
Reverse bias.
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Reverse bias
No bias
Forward bias
Negative resistance
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Minimize the junction capacitance
Optimize the avalanche voltage
Reduce the forward breakover voltage
Increase the current through the diode
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Amplitude/time
Time/frequency
Frequency/time
Amplitude/frequency
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Can be used to transmit radio signals
Requires a battery with long life
Requires no battery.
Is used for rectifying 60-Hz ac
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High-frequency radio waves
Rectification
Changes in electron energy within atoms
None of the above.
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Forward voltage
Reverse voltage
Avalanche voltage
Forward breakover voltage
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Is useful for voltage regulation
Always uses Zener diodes
Rectifies the audio to reduce distortion
Can cause distortion under some conditions
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Ac with half the frequency of the input
Ac with the same frequency as the input
Ac with twice the frequency of the input
None of the above
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