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Q99JEE Main 2015 · 11 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

P-N Junction Diode

A 2V battery is connected across AB as shown in the figure. The value of the current supplied by the battery when in one case battery's positive terminal is connected to A and in other case when positive terminal of battery is connected to B will respectively be:

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Answer: (b)

  1. An ideal diode conducts only when its p-side (anode) is at higher potential.
  2. Positive terminal at A: D1D_1 is forward biased and D2D_2 is reverse biased, so only the 5 Ω5\ \Omega branch conducts: I=25=0.4I = \frac{2}{5} = 0.4 A.
  3. Positive terminal at B: D2D_2 conducts and D1D_1 is blocked, so only the 10 Ω10\ \Omega branch conducts: I=210=0.2I = \frac{2}{10} = 0.2 A.
  4. So the answer is (b) 0.4 A and 0.2 A.
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