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In the circuit shown below, D_1 and D_2 are silicon diodes....

In the circuit shown below, D_1 and D_2 are silicon diodes. Assuming the knee voltage (barrier potential) of a silicon
In the circuit shown below, D1D_1 and D2D_2 are silicon diodes. Assuming the knee voltage (barrier potential) of a silicon diode to be 0.7 V0.7\text{ V}, what is the current supplied by the battery?

Options

  1. A0.30 A0.30\text{ A}
  2. B0.37 A0.37\text{ A}
  3. C0.40 A0.40\text{ A}
  4. D0.60 A0.60\text{ A}

Correct answer

A. 0.30 A0.30\text{ A}

Step-by-step solution

The positive terminal of the battery is connected to the p-side of diode D1D_1 and the n-side of diode D2D_2.

Therefore, D1D_1 is forward-biased and D2D_2 is reverse-biased.

The branch containing D2D_2 acts as an open circuit, so no current flows through R3R_3.

The active circuit is a series loop with the battery, R1R_1, D1D_1, and R2R_2.

The net voltage driving the current is the battery voltage minus the barrier potential of the forward-biased diode D1D_1.

Vnet=3.7−0.7=3.0V_{net} = 3.7 - 0.7 = 3.0 V

The equivalent resistance of the active circuit is the sum of the series resistors R1R_1 and R2R_2.

Req=R1+R2=5+5=10 ΩR_{eq} = R_1 + R_2 = 5 + 5 = 10\ \Omega

The current supplied by the battery is calculated using Ohm's law.

I=VnetReq=3.010=0.30I = \dfrac{V_{net}}{R_{eq}} = \dfrac{3.0}{10} = 0.30 A

Answer: 0.30 A0.30\text{ A}
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