COMEDK2024Evening ShiftPhysicsSemiconductorsActual
The output of the given circuit is A. Negatively rectified half wave B. Positively rectified half wave C. Negatively rectified full wave D. Zero all times
Options
- AB
- BD
- CC
- DA
Correct answer
D. A
Step-by-step solution
The circuit is a shunt clipper with the diode's anode connected to the top wire and cathode to the bottom (common) wire — diode points downward. During positive half-cycle ( V_ in > 0 ): diode is forward-biased acts as short circuit _ out = 0 During negative half-cycle ( V_ in Only the negative half-cycle appears at the output negatively rectified half wave (option A).