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Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2]
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Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2]
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Electric Current through Gases

Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2] · Physics · Electric Current through Gases

When a diode exhibits saturated current, its dynamic plate...

When a diode exhibits saturated current, its dynamic plate resistance is

Options

  1. Aindeterminate
  2. Binfinity
  3. Czero
  4. Ddifferent for different diodes

Correct answer

B. infinity

Step-by-step solution

The dynamic plate resistance of a diode is defined as the ratio of a small change in plate voltage to the corresponding small change in plate current, given by rp=ΔVpΔIpr_p = \dfrac{\Delta V_p}{\Delta I_p}.

When the diode exhibits saturated current, the plate current becomes constant and independent of the plate voltage. This means that for any change in plate voltage ΔVp\Delta V_p, the change in plate current is zero (ΔIp=0\Delta I_p = 0).

Substituting this into the formula gives rp=ΔVp0=∞r_p = \dfrac{\Delta V_p}{0} = \infty.

Thus, the dynamic plate resistance is infinity.
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