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A diode has Zener voltage of 10 V and maximum power dissipation of 0.5 W, then the minimum resistance to be used in series with this diode for safety when it is connected to a 25 V power supply is ______ .

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Given Zener voltage V_Z = 10 V and maximum power dissipation P_ max = 0.5 W. The maximum safe current through the Zener diode is given by I_ max = P_ max V_Z = 0.5 10 = 0.05 A. The voltage drop across the series resistor is V_R = V_S - V_Z = 25 - 10 = 15 V. For safety, the current through the circuit should not exceed I_ max . Thus, the minimum resistance R is R = V_R I_ max = 15 0.05 = 300 . Answer: 300

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