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Grade upto college level IIT JEE Entrance Exam

Zener diode is used for

(a) Amplification

(b) Rectification

(c) Stabilisation

(d)Producing oscillations in an oscillator

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12 Years agoGrade upto college level
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Profile image of Aditi Chauhan
12 Years ago

(c)

At a certain reverse bias voltage, zener diode allows current to flow through it and hence maintains the voltage supplied to any load Hence it is used for stabilisation.