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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 12 - Semicondutor electronics
  • JEE Mains 2014
  • Hard
  • MCQ

A Zener diode is connected to a battery and a load as show below: The currents, \(I, I_Z\) and \(I_L\) are respectively .

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(D) \(12.5\,mA, 7.5\,mA, 5\, mA\)

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Here, \(R=4 \mathrm{k} \Omega=4 \times 10^{3} \Omega\)

\(V_{i}=60 \mathrm{V}\)

Zener voltage \(V_{z}=10 \mathrm{V}\) \(R_{L}=2 \mathrm{k} \Omega=2 \times 10^{3} \Omega\)

Load current, \(I_{\mathrm{L}}=\frac{V_{Z}}{R_{L}}=\frac{10}{2 \times 10^{3}}=5 \mathrm{\,mA}\)

Current through \(R, I=\frac{V_{i}-V_{Z}}{R}\)

\(=\frac{60-10}{4 \times 10^{3}}=\frac{50}{4 \times 10^{3}}=12.5 \mathrm{\,mA}\)

Fom circuit diagram,

\(I=I_{z}+I_{L}\)

\(\Rightarrow 12.5=I_{z}+5\)

\(\Rightarrow I_Z\,=\,12.5-5\,=\,7.5\,mA\)

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