Diodes and Applications - General Questions (3)

If the frequency of the applied ac signal to a half-wave rectifier is 60 Hz, the frequency of the pulsating dc output will be

With a 12 V supply, a silicon diode, and a 370-ohm resistor in series, what voltage will be dropped across the diode?

Rectifier output polarity depends upon:

A characteristic curve is the result of a current versus voltage plot of diode activity, which begins at the:

With full-wave rectification, current through the load resistor must be:

An IC regulator receives an overload; it will:

In a diode schematic, the anode is represented by a(n):

When checking a diode, low resistance readings both ways indicate the diode is: