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प्रश्न
What is Zener diode?
उत्तर
Zener diode: A Zener diode is a P-N junction diode intentionally manufactured to operate in breakdown region. It is symbolically represented as shown in the figure.
A breakdown for a given Zener diode depends upon doping level of P and N regions.
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